A landmark along Michigan Avenue in the city of Wayne is being demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
The City of Wayne has officially closed the downtown public parking structure at 35015 East Michigan Ave. A recent city fire department training exercise exposed structural and safety concerns, officials said, necessitating the closure of the structure as unsafe for use. A $700,000 Community Block Grant will fund the demolition of the aging structure and the construction of a new surface parking lot at the site. place.
According to a spokesperson from the Wayne Public Library, the demolition work is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
“This week, the structure was used in a fire department training exercise,” the library posted on a social media site. “After the exercise was completed, it was determined that it was unsafe to reopen the structure, so it is closing permanently a bit sooner than expected.”
The parking deck, long a landmark in the community, has been used by visitors to the library, city offices, and businesses.
The closure will temporarily reduce parking availability in the area, officials acknowledged, but the planned surface parking facility will provide improved access and updated infrastructure, they said.
