Birmingham upgrades downtown parking garage

The city of Birmingham plans to do some renovation work on the North Old Woodward parking deck on the north side of downtown this summer.The city plans to spend $499,000 to reseal the exterior of the structure this summer to keep it safe. The sealant work will help repair some concrete work on the parking deck’s interior and exterior. The building remains structurally sounds, according to city officials. “If we continue to do preventative maintenance on it, it will last a whole lot longer,” says Brendan Cousino, an employee of the city’s Engineering Department that is helping oversee the project. He believes that continued maintenance will help extend the parking garage’s lifespan for another 20-50 years.The parking deck was built in 1966 and can hold up to 745 vehicles. It is located about one block north of the Uptown Palladium movie theater.Source: Brendan Cousino, engineering department employee at the city of Birmingham and Jana Ecker, director of planning for the city of BirminghamWriter: Jon Zemke