WPCNR THE PARKING NEWS. August 7, 2008:  The Department of Parking released to WPCNR details of the George Fuller Company-supervised repairs to he City Center Parking Garage joints completed in June, the same day the department announced installation of new lighting.

City Center Garage  shown below the Trump Tower left and One City Place (center tower) Got a Clean Bill of Health Wednesday from Deputy Commissioner of Parking, John Larson who detailed the repairs made to the welding plates at the City Center Garage, completed in June.

John Larson, Deputy Commissioner of Parking, said  “It (the joint repairs) has been completed  We didn’t have to do every single welding  plate on every joint we had to do repairs on.  Probably the better number is how many welding plates we did repairs on and had to be replaced, and that was slightly under 400 plates.

Larson said every joint has a dozen locations where welding plates occur in the joint. Larson explained,

“Of 1,125 joints, there were 49 joints that required replacement of   400 welding plates. The repairs were done by a number of different people coordinated through George Fuller Company.”

 He did not have a total dollar amount for the repairs, as reconciliations were being completed, but said, “It’s goihg to end up being a total of $30,000, and the repairs would be paid for out of garage revenues.”

In the 9-story City Center Garage, opened in 2003, there are 25 joints per bay, 5 pays on each floor, and 9 floors, making a total of 1,125 joints, of which 49  needed remediation.  Larson said all joints and their plates were inspected.

Asked if a cause had been determined as to what created the cracks in the plates, Mr. Larson said, “No. I have no idea.”