Construction has finally started on a municipal garage that will add much-needed parking near Lansdowne Park on Bank Street.
The Glebe Parking Garage had been set to open last October until the City of Ottawa determined that its original timetable was unrealistic and then a neighbour appealed the project to the Ontario Municipal Board.
Now it is expected to open in November.
The garage, being built on an existing 50-space surface lot, will have 150 parking spots and cost a projected $9.5 million — or more than $63,000 per space. However, demand for parking near Lansdowne, which lost its former vast lots in a major refurbishment that added stores and housing to the entertainment and sports complex, should ensure the garage is eventually a municipal money-maker.
The city and contractor “will do everything they can to minimize noise and dust,” the city said in a release, adding: “The support and patience of Glebe residents during construction is appreciated.”
