Work to improve Salisbury car park to start after £600,000 investment
The multi-storey in Culver Street is getting a refurb
Work to improve Culver Street car park in Salisbury will get underway this weekend with scaffolding going up now ahead of that.
Wiltshire Council is spending £600,000 on repairs to the multi-storey which provides 400 spaces for shoppers.
Logic Contract Services will carry out the works which are expected to take 16 weeks.
The works will improve the structure of the facility, including to the columns, floors and brickwork, plus a full replacement of the flooring and ramps on all levels of the car park to 'help reduce the noise for nearby residents.'
Barriers throughout the site will also be strengthened or replaced to make the car park more secure.
The Council has also dedicated a separate pot of money, £26,000, on measures to reduce anti-social behaviour including installing an iron- gate, studs and rumble strips as well as improvements to the stairwells.
It's hoped that will deter so called 'boy racers' and deter drink and drug users.
Cllr Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council, said:
“It’s important to us that the services and facilities we provide are of the highest quality.
“The repair works at Culver Street car park have been planned for quite some time following approval of the capital programme by Cabinet in February so I am pleased that we are now able to progress this project. A total of £600,000 has been allocated to the two phases of these works and we anticipate that phase one will commence early next year.
“These include replacement of the top floor surface coating, structural concrete repairs, and replacement of floor surface coatings on remaining floors. These types of facilities are used day in and day out by residents and it is important that we ensure they are safe for those who use them. The council is committed to working with partners to ensure that anti-social levels across Wiltshire remain low and therefore any measures to reduce anti-social behaviour that we can put in place are a positive step.”