A huge new multi-storey car park which is being built in Stoke-on-Trent has now reached its highest point of construction.
Concrete has been poured on the eighth floor of the Hanley-based facility ahead of the car park's planned completion this summer.
Located just off Potteries Way, the car park – which will be owned and operated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council – can hold up to 730 cars and is eight levels high.
It is being developed by Genr8 Developments as part of the wider Smithfield scheme which already includes the One and Two Smithfield office blocks, the new Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and the Clayworks apartments.
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Joel Chandler, development manager at Genr8 Developments, said: "It's been amazing to see how Smithfield has grown over the past seven years, and the new multi-storey is yet another important part of the Smithfield masterplan that will not only help Smithfield residents and tenants, but also the wider town.
"It was vital to us that we were able to support the gradual shift towards sustainable, electric cars too, which is why we have included vehicle charging points in the car park and future proofed the design to ensure we can fit out additional spaces with new electrical charging points taking emerging technologies into consideration."
The deputy leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, councillor Daniel Jellyman, recently visited the site to see how it is progressing.
He said: "Like all our council-owned parking places, all surpluses fund frontline highway and environmental services, so this car park is going to keep generating much-needed income for the city that will benefit residents and taxpayers for years to come.
"Improving the quality and availability of parking for residents, businesses and visitors in the city centre is something that has needed addressing for some time and this is another massive step in the regeneration and development of the area.
"Investments like this multi-storey car park, making sure we have first class infrastructure as the city centre continues to grow and improve, is absolutely vital to supporting the local economy and our ambitions.
"The Smithfield development has been a major success, and this continues the story of growth."
