NORRISTOWN Construction will begin next month on the
county-owned Norristown parking garage that serves county jurors, the state
Department of Environmental Protection, and the general public.
The garage, on Main Street between DeKalb and Swede Streets,
will close beginning in mid-February for two to three months, county officials
said. It will reopen in sections until construction is complete, which could
take up to a year.
The garage has long been in need of repair, with sagging
floors, unsafe stairwells, and loose electrical wires, said County Commissioner
Leslie Richards.
The commissioners on Thursday approved a $4.6 million
contract - 35 percent lower than had been anticipated - to rehabilitate the
garage.
"That garage is used by our jurors. Sometimes this is
their only visit to Norristown [the county seat], and we want that to be as
pleasant as possible," Richards said.
Alternate parking will be provided to jurors during the
closure, county officials said.
Source: Philly.com
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