More stalls restricted in Janesville parking plaza
JANESVILLE--About 40 more parking stalls were scheduled to be closed Tuesday morning on the downtown parking plaza, bringing to 90 the number of stalls closed out of the plaza’s total of 246.
About 50 stalls were closed in early July after a consultant, Bloom Companies, found possible structural problems.
Bloom has since evaluated the understructure of the entire deck and recommended the restricted parking area be expanded until repairs are completed, according to a city news release.
Repair cost is estimated at about $136,000, said Carl Weber, director of public works.
While most of the girders that support the concrete parking deck are in satisfactory condition, girders in 10 locations are seriously deteriorated and require repair.
For a full story, read Tuesday’s Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s E-Edition or check back at GazetteXtra.com.
Jul 31, 2012 at 11:58 a.m.
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Maybe janesville should be SAVING up for when they have to tear the plaza down in a few years. Article says it will cost 2 million.
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http://gazettextra.com/news/2012/feb/26/...
Jul 31, 2012 at 9:39 a.m.
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Now they are talking about fixing this so it lasts them four years until they tear it all down. That soulds stuipd too!!
Jul 31, 2012 at 8:16 a.m.
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I see. My bad.
Jul 31, 2012 at 7:44 a.m.
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If they remove it, they need to seriously have a plan to expand parking elsewhere NEARBY and FAST. I'm not sure Janesville is that great at planning ahead. A lot of ostriches tend to run the city.
Jul 30, 2012 at 11:06 p.m.
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Save our parking plaza! Maybe we can get KAB to erect a shrine, or stage a protest, or organize a candlelight vigil to preserve this valuable piece of history?
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:52 p.m.
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Since when does a parking ramp have historical value? If the city is going to fix it it should be paid for by the business downtown.
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:49 p.m.
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Since when does a parking ramp have historical value? If the city is going to fix it it should be paid for by
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:36 p.m.
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The parking is always 50 to 70 percent full when I go to the gym. I say fix it. Its been a part of Janesville for as long as I can remember, how about historical value.
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:28 p.m.
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This is the parking plaza over the river, not the garage that was opened a few years ago.
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:13 p.m.
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wasn't this just built a few years ago? Shoddy construction or bad engineering or what?
Jul 30, 2012 at 8:54 p.m.
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It's tiiiime.
Jul 30, 2012 at 7:01 p.m.
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The days are numbered for the parking plaza....read the article.
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http://gazettextra.com/news/2012/feb/26/...
Jul 30, 2012 at 6:53 p.m.
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From gazette 2/26: "Now, however, the state Department of Natural Resources is forcing the issue. It's told the city that it can do minimal maintenance on the deck, but it can't do anything to extend its life."
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