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Missoula Parking Commission approves repair of Bank Street garage to address life‑safety issues
Summary
The Missoula Parking Commission voted to proceed with a targeted repair of the Bank Street parking structure, moving forward with schematic design and continuing toward a guaranteed maximum price. The repair estimate is roughly $3.9 million, with staff reporting about $430,000 in possible savings identified so far.
The Missoula Parking Commission voted to move forward with a targeted repair of the Bank Street parking structure, citing immediate life‑safety concerns and the goal of preserving existing parking inventory. The commission approved staff to continue design and price development for the repair option rather than pursuing full rebuild or demolition.
Jody Pilgrim, director of the Missoula Parking Commission, told the commission that a life‑safety issue has kept the north side of the Bank Street structure closed since March 2023 and that initial budget planning for repair was set at $6.5 million. Pilgrim said the rebuild estimate later came in near $8.8 million and that staff had instead refined a repair option with an initial schematic estimate of $3,900,000 and identified roughly $430,000 in savings so…
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