Published: Friday 24th April 2020 | 2.33pm
Urgent work to tackle health and safety concerns on the closed multi-storey car park in Cannock Town Centre is set to begin on Monday and is due to last a couple of weeks subject to weather conditions.
During a recent safety inspection of the multi-storey car park, it became clear that some of the fixings of the cladding panels on the external façade were found to be coming loose. Remedial action is therefore required to protect the public who might be passing close by.
The work will involve removing all of the white cladding panels from the multi-storey car park structure.
The Council stresses that the appointed contractor will undertake the work in adherence with the government's social distancing guidance to ensure the safety of both the workforce and the public.
As the panels are not structural there are no plans to completely demolish all or part of the building, at this stage.
Councillor Gordon Alcott, Portfolio Holder for Town Centre Regeneration said: “This is necessary work that needs to be undertaken as soon as possible and does not determine longer terms considerations over the future of the multi-storey car park.
“The Council had little choice but to close the multi-storey car park in August 2018 for health and safety reasons, a decision which was then followed by an urgent need to repair an adjacent service ramp, work which was successfully concluded.”
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Councillor Gordon Alcott.