New parking structure opens up 600 spaces

By Ms. Shayna E Brouker (IMCOM)September 11, 2014

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Sandra Hemphill, Kathleen Marin, IMCOM-E Region director, Lt. Col. Charles
Hemphill, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commander, Col. Mary Martin,
USAG Wiesbaden commander, and USAG Wiesbaden Command Sgt.
Maj. Roy Rocco cut the ribbon to officiall... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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WIESBADEN, Germany -- Employees, residents and visitors of Clay Kaserne will have hundreds of more options for parking as of Sept. 5.

The new parking structure, located next to the existing structure adjacent to the Strong Teams dining facility, adds 500 spaces and 100 additional surface parking spaces. It is handicap-accessible and has safety and security measures such as surveillance cameras, said U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. Mary Martin. By sharing elevators and utility and communications rooms with the existing structure construction managers were able maximize the number of parking spaces. The two structures are connected so if one is full drivers will have easy access to the other one.

"Today is another great milestone for the garrison -- we're adding parking," Martin said. "This is part of the construction, or as I like to say the 'progress' here in the Wiesbaden community."

Additionally, vehicle counters will keep track of how many spaces are available in each structure.

Construction on the $5 million project began in February 2013. It was funded as part of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden's military construction operational facilities to enable the consolidation of U.S. Army Battle Command at Wiesbaden. It was designed and built by the German firm OBG and although they encountered unexpected contaminated soil and ground water, they were able to mitigate the effects and complete construction on schedule.

"This has been a great team effort by the Garrison team, Corps of Engineers Europe District, and the firm OBG," Martin said. "As we continue our transformation of the Wiesbaden community we are happy for the partnership we have with the Corps and the great German design and construction firms."