Apr 05 - Government Says It Will Provide Additional Parking At Glacis Estate
Following concerns from residents about the loss of parking spaces at Glacis Estate, the Government has said that it will “re-provide” these and create nearly 600 parking spaces in total.
The parking spaces were lost because of the ongoing works at the Ocean Spa Plaza development.
A statement from Number Six explained: “The Government is seeking to provide further parking for the residents of Glacis and the neighbouring area. This has already been explained in public.
“The parking spaces on the public highway that have been temporarily lost are to be re-provided for Glacis residents inside the new building. There are over 120 spaces to be made available for residents of the area under the Government's residential parking scheme and there will be nearly 600 parking spaces created in total. These new parking spaces will be very convenient for the residents of Glacis and no doubt will be something that the tenants of Glacis Estate and the area will welcome wholeheartedly.
“Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has invested a huge amount of money in the Glacis Estate and continues to do so. This has included spending millions of pounds on cladding the previously decrepit blocks. Additionally, the Government is also adding lifts to all the blocks. These investments are the biggest injection of money into the area of Glacis since the estate was first built.”
The Government also confirmed that the Minister for Housing would be contacting the Estate Tenants Association within the next few days to arrange a meeting in which relevant issues can be raised.
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