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First public automated parking lot to rise soon

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The Hindu                    14.03.2013

First public automated parking lot to rise soon

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan 

Civic body’s multi-level facility, opposite Apollo Hospitals, will be ready by June.

The Chennai Corporation’s first automated multi-level parking lot will be ready by June.

The civil work for the facility at Wallace Garden is nearing completion. The multi-level parking lot is coming up on a portion of the Nungambakkam Canal opposite Apollo Hospitals. Upon completion, the facility would be able to accommodate 200 four-wheelers and 290 two-wheelers.

Though work began over two years ago, protests from residents over concrete work carried out at night and some litigation delayed the work. Retaining walls have been constructed along the canal to ensure free flow of water.

Sources in the Chennai Corporation said the construction of the roof over the top floor was completed recently.

“The lift system will soon be installed. Orders for the automatic parking system have been already placed,” said a source.

Cars would be automatically placed in vacant slots. Drivers would only need to drive the Sources in the Chennai Corporation said the construction of the roof over the top floor was completed recently. “The lift system will soon be installed. Orders for the automatic parking system have been already placed,” said a source.

Cars would be automatically placed in vacant slots. Drivers w Sources in the Chennai Corporation said the construction of the roof over the top floor was completed recently. “The lift system will soon be installed. Orders for the automatic parking system have been already placed,” said a source.

Cars would be automatically placed in vacant slots. Drivers w Sources in the Chennai Corporation said the construction of the roof over the top floor was completed recently.

“The lift system will soon be installed. Orders for the automatic parking system have been already placed,” said a source.

Cars would be automatically placed in vacant slots. Drivers w Cars would be automatically placed in vacant slots. Drivers wThe consultants had suggested that one parking lot be created at Pondy Bazaar.