COLUMBIA (WACH) -- City of Columbia officials held a ground breaking ceremony Monday morning for a new 532-car downtown parking garage.
The ceremony took place on site at the corner of Taylor and Sumter streets with Mayor Steve Benjamin on hand.
Benjamin says the new six-story project will house a built in bus shelter, bike racks and charging stations for electric vehicles, along with a shopping area to be leased on the first floor.
City officials say they've hired Contract Construction, a Columbia contractor, to build the facility which was designed by LS3P Architects.
The finishing touches are expected to be put on one year from now.
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