Articles tagged:underground parking structure

Posted: Wed May 16 6:19 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Portion of Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor to close for 4 days as other portion is set to reopen

Another portion of Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor will close temporarily starting later this week, while it looks promising that an already closed portion will reopen soon. The two-block portion from Huron to Liberty Street will be closed to traffic during the work day from Friday through Monday while ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 10 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor DDA counting on $2M increase in parking revenue to get through next year

The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority is planning to dip another $2 million into its cash reserves to get through a deficit budget in the next fiscal year. At the same time, DDA officials are predicting a $2 million — or 12.5 percent — jump in parking revenues due to ...

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Posted: Mon Mar 19 2:05 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A man was arrested Sunday afternoon after walking out of the construction site of the downtown Ann Arbor underground parking garage with three large pieces of copper piping.

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Posted: Sat Feb 25 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Fifth Avenue could reopen in May as underground parking project nears completion

As construction continues on the city's $50 million underground parking structure in downtown Ann Arbor, officials now say South Fifth Avenue should reopen by the end of May. A previous time line called for reopening the street two months ago. The entire project, which started in late 2009 and is ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 24 2:57 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Fifth Avenue won't reopen to traffic this month after all

DDA Executive Director Susan Pollay said she doesn't have a firm estimate for when the road will reopen.

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Posted: Wed Jan 4 2:13 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Increases in downtown parking rates win unanimous approval from Ann Arbor DDA

The cost of parking in downtown Ann Arbor is going up following action taken Wednesday by the Downtown Development Authority.

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Posted: Tue Nov 29 2:59 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
South Fifth Avenue could reopen to traffic in January, says Ann Arbor DDA director

The final structural concrete pour for the underground parking structure project on Fifth Avenue is scheduled for Wednesday - weather permitting.

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Posted: Sat Oct 8 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Demand for parking in downtown Ann Arbor continues to grow, report shows

Demand for parking in downtown Ann Arbor continues to grow, according to recently released figures from the Downtown Development Authority. Parking revenue increased by 4.2 percent in fiscal year 2010-11 — going up to $15.2 million from $14.6 million, according to a year-end report.

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Posted: Mon Sep 19 5:58 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor DDA earns nod for sustainable design in new underground parking structure

Ann Arbor's South Fifth Avenue underground parking structure has been recognized as a “Demonstrator Site" by the Green Parking Council. Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority officials announced the news, pointing out the designation means the parking structure — still in the process of being built — now will be among ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 19 3:35 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor DDA director responds to construction concerns from downtown restaurants

Susan Pollay, director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, responded today to criticisms that the DDA hasn't done enough to help restaurants that are struggling to get by as a $50 million underground parking deck takes shape on Fifth Avenue. Here's Pollay's written response to the concerns aired by ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 19 6 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Jerusalem Garden and Earthen Jar owners say they're unhappy with lack of assistance from city, DDA

The owners of two downtown restaurants -- Earthen Jar and Jerusalem Garden -- appeared before the Ann Arbor City Council on Monday night to air concerns over the massive underground parking garage being constructed next to them on Fifth Avenue.

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Posted: Mon Jul 18 5:51 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor parking deck construction continues downtown, expected to finish next spring

"Concrete, concrete and more concrete." That's how Amy Sullivan, project manager for contractor Christman Co., sums up the major work being done right now on a $50 million underground parking structure that continues to take shape next to the library along Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor. Crews are hard ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 25 2:36 p.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
Safety checks begin around sinkhole that opened up outside of Library Lot

Site engineers are inspecting the Library Lot construction site after a sinkhole opened up on Thursday.

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Posted: Thu Mar 24 4:06 p.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
Ground collapses outside of downtown Ann Arbor parking structure site in latest project mishap

The ground collapsed outside the gates surrounding construction of the downtown underground parking structure in Ann Arbor around 3:30 p.m. today. A sink hole could be seen behind the Earthen Jar restaurant, 311 S. Fifth Ave., in a parking lot adjacent to the construction site, following a breach in an ...

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Posted: Tue Mar 22 2:17 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Boy falls in hole in Ann Arbor and is hoisted out with crane

Emergency workers used a crane to hoist a boy this afternoon out of 6-foot deep hole he fell in behind the University of Michigan Credit Union parking lot on East William Street, Ann Arbor fire officials said. The boy was not injured in the 1:45 p.m. incident, Battalion Chief Amy ...

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