Update, 11:50 a.m.: For people looking for downtown parking, Austin Peay State University Lots 28 and 29, at Fourth and Main streets, are also available for a fee payable on the ParkMobile app, according to a city news release.
Clarksville Transit System is providing free shuttle bus service from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday from the First Baptist and APSU lots to downtown destinations. Riders can access real-time information about the shuttle online at ctspublic.etaspot.net or through the CTS mobile app. COVID-related regulations require passengers to wear face masks on all CTS buses, shuttles and vans.
Parking customers may call 931-553-2436 for more information.
Mayor Joe Pitts said the next step will be to hire engineers to complete a thorough evaluation of the garage and make recommendations about what work is needed to return the garage to full service, the release said.
Update, 9:30 a.m.: The surface parking lot across Second Street from the County Courthouse remains in use, according to a city news release.
Patrons who have leased the 262 spaces in the parking garage are being directed to park in First Baptist Church parking lots on Franklin Street and at Hiter and Commerce Streets. Clarksville Transit System is providing shuttle bus service downtown to transport commuters from the First Baptist lots to downtown destinations, such as the Courts Complex, government offices and businesses.
TRC Worldwide Engineering visited the parking garage Monday afternoon to begin preparing a proposal for assessment of the structure, according to the news release.
During that visit TRC observed severe cracking of the concrete slabs at the columns on top of the slab and cracking on the bottom of the slab at mid-span in both directions.
“Based on the observations made on Monday we believe that the garage is not safe to occupy and should be evacuated immediately,” TRC said in a letter to the City Project Manager, according to the release.
The garage is closed to both vehicles and pedestrians.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Commerce Street parking garage has been closed because of structural issues.
A routine inspection at the multi-story parking garage on Tuesday uncovered some problems, so “out of an abundance of caution” the city has closed the garage for now, city spokesman Richard Stevens told Clarksville Now.
Tenants of the garage, which is at Commerce and Second Streets across from the Montgomery County Courthouse, are being directed to temporary spaces in other parts of downtown, he said.
More information is expected this morning from the city.
This article will be updated.