Car park revamp go-ahead (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Car park revamp go-ahead
9:10pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010 in
A SCHEME to revamp a multi-storey car park at Eastleigh has received the final nod of approval.
Civic chiefs want to breathe new life into the 30-year-old building between Southampton Road and Mitchell Road.
The £1m refurbishment, which will include structural improvements, CCTV upgrades and new ticketing technology, is expected to add an extra 25 years to the lifespan of the 13-storey car park.
Lighting will be replaced, road surfaces treated and concrete walls and columns whitewashed if the ambitious plan is waved through.
Meanwhile, a “pay on foot” ticketing system would also be introduced, similar to the town’s other multi-storey at the Swan Centre. The entire works could be completed by May, 2011, with the car park remaining open at all times. It would take around 30 weeks to complete.
Borough councillors gave the scheme the goahead when they met on Monday evening at the town’s Civic Offices.
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