A SAFETY assurance has been given on the structural integrity of Grimsby's Abbey Walk Car Park.
North East Lincolnshire Council today issued a statement insisting that the car park has been "deemed safe by engineers".
However, to be on the safe side, inspection work on the concrete beams is due to be carried out tomorrow.
It is thought they may need strengthening in which case there will have to be improvement works which will prove costly to the council's coffers.
Says NELC's portfolio holder for environment and transport, Cllr Stewart Swinburn: “Abbey Walk Car Park is an aging structure and it is vital that, following the recent discovery of defects, we look at all the potential repairs needed and the associated costs.
“These survey works will provide the data needed to allow engineers to review the options and develop a potential repair strategy.”
The car park will remain open while the survey works are carried out, using localised traffic management cones and barriers.
NELC's regeneration partner, Engie, will manage and oversee the works with Leeds-based structural specialists, Mason Clark Associates, also likely to be involved.
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