Two parking lots, Veliaj inspects the work

Two parking lots, Veliaj inspects the work

Tirana is set to have two more parking lots; one at the new stadium and another at Elbasan Road. These parking lots are being added to the city after the success of the existing underground car parks at Skanderbeg Square and the entrance of the New Boulevard.

Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, inspected the works being carried out at the latter, a public parking lot with two floors underground and 145 seats. Above the surface, the space is utilized as a playground for children.

"I am extremely enthusiastic about this fantastic project in Tirana. Like any beautiful work of the Municipality, this work also sparked hysteria, false news, protests, lamentations and defamation.

"Here we are today on the second sub-level of the parking lot! There is another floor above us and on the surface we will restore the playground of '7 Xhuxhat'," said Erion Veliaj.

Mayor Erion Veliaj also said that the result is tangible.

"At the end of this mandate, or even after 50 years, when we are no longer on this earth, the question will not be who invented, who created hysteria, who protested every good work.

"The question that people will ask is: When they were in power, did they leave anything behind? I'm glad that the answer is yes, we left something.

"I remember that, three years ago during our campaign, we did not even discuss the possibility of an underground public parking lot within the Tirana municipality.

"Today we are building the third one, soon the fourth in "Qemal Stafa", having already constructed those at Skanderbeg Square and the New Boulevard," explained Veliaj.

In addition, Veliaj assured that by completing concrete actions every day, Tirana will be able to compete with any other European city.

The public parking lot has been designed to consist of 2 underground floors, offering 145 parking spaces in total, plus 2 parking spaces for people with disabilities. Travel between levels will be facilitated by both a lift and stairs. 

The parking lot is equipped with a ventilation system, a fire protection system, emergency lighting and lavatories.

The mayor underlined that by the end of the works, the concerns related to parking in the capital will be eased.

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