{"id":211888,"date":"2010-01-22T07:05:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T12:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skyscrapercity.com\/showthread.php?t=1051231"},"modified":"2010-01-22T07:05:49","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T12:05:49","slug":"work-starts-to-demolish-unsafe-sunderland-car-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/211888","title":{"rendered":"Work starts to demolish unsafe Sunderland car park"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\t\t\t\tWork has begun to dismantle the condemned multi-storey car park above Sunderland’s Jacky White’s Market.<\/p>\n

The city council was forced to close the Central Area Multi-Storey building in December 2008 after fears it could collapse.<\/p>\n

The 391-space car park, opened in 1966, was closed within hours of a engineer’s survey which deemed the building unsafe.<\/p>\n

Traders at Jacky White’s feared for their livelihoods when plans to move the market were uncovered by the Echo in January last year.<\/p>\n

But council chiefs put forward a \u00a32.9million plan to save the historic market hall and keep it open while the work is done overhead.<\/p>\n

Officials say repair and refurbishment of the structure will cost about \u00a36million and the work will take almost a year to complete.<\/p>\n

The bill for temporary propping measures and consultants’ fees already stands at \u00a3200,000 and will be met from the existing budget.<\/p>\n

Contractors began putting temporary measures in place this week which will allow work on the car park to proceed safely while the market remains open underneath.<\/p>\n

Demolition work will remove the unstable top levels of the structure and leave and repair the bottom two-tiers of the car park.<\/p>\n

Lib Dem councillor Paul Dixon, of Millfield, who campaigned on behalf of market traders and residents who rely on the car park said it was good news work had begun.<\/p>\n

He said: "Hopefully at the end of it all the council will provide parking for the residents of the town centre flats.<\/p>\n

"The two remaining levels had been earmarked for that purpose but the council now says it has not made its mind up yet."<\/p>\n

Consultants said both lifts have been decommissioned as are "beyond economic repair".<\/p>\n

Stephen Pickering, Deputy Executive Director of City Services, said: "The work is being undertaken outside of the market opening hours to minimise disruption and will continue for two months. <\/p>\n

"The work is being carried out in advance of the forthcoming demolition of the multi-storey car park.<\/p>\n

"The demolition is planned to commence in May and to continue until December.<\/p>\n

"No decision has yet been made regarding the future of the roof top area above Jacky White’s Market."<\/p>\n

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