City centre car park to close in January
Motorists who use one of the council’s city centre car parks are being warned that it will close next month.
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council’s Markets Car Park in Moat Lane, Digbeth, is centrally located for the Bull Ring Markets, but will close on 10 January 2021.
It is one of two facilities - the other being Pershore Street Car Park, which closed on 9 April 2020 - which will be demolished next year as work begins to prepare the former Wholesale Markets site for the £1.9bn ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Smithfield development.
As one of the most significant development opportunities in the city and a key strand of the transformational plans for a world-class city centre – as set out in the Big City Plan 2011 – ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Smithfield will create a new 17-hectare urban quarter, including:
- A new home for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥’s historic Bull Ring Markets.
- A unique family destination that includes leisure and cultural facilities.
- A new public square.
- Integrated public transport.
- More than 2,000 homes, with a public park and community facilities.
The Markets Car Park will continue to operate on its usual hours until 8pm on 10 January 2021.