Revamp for Eastleigh multi-storey car park (From Daily Echo)

Revamp for Eastleigh multi-storey car park

9:55am Monday 22nd February 2010 in

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A MILLION-pound scheme to revamp a multi-storey car park in a Hampshire town is set to get the final nod of approval today.

Civic chiefs want to breathe new life in to the rundown 30-year-old building between Southampton Road and Mitchell Road in Eastleigh.

The refurbishment, which will include structural improvements, closed-circuit TV 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.

Eastleigh Borough councillors are being advised to give the scheme the go-ahead when they meet on Monday evening at the town’s Civic Offices.