Demolition begins on Madison Street Parking Garage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Demolition began Wednesday on the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City, the city shared on social media.
Crews began closing off the area over the weekend and the garage was closed down in December. A city spokesperson told ABC 17 News that demolition is expected to be complete by May 5.
Jefferson City Council in November approved a $2.1 million amendment to its agreement with McCown Gordon Construction to move forward with demolition, according to the city.
Pedestrian access in the 200 block of East Commercial Way is open, while vehicle access is closed, according to information from the city.
Once the parking garage is down, the city can then start constructing a new conference center and hotel.
The city previously said more than 900 on-street parking spaces and several off-street lots will be available as the parking garage is demolished.
Other buildings in the area – including the old Jefferson City News Tribune building at 210 Monroe St. in 2024 —were knocked down in preparation for building the new conference center, hotel and more public parking. Design plans were outlined in September.
Additionally, the City Council this week approved the creation of the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District, which would allow for a 1% sales tax “to assist in the funding of public improvements, blight remediation activities and other services within the District.” Previous reporting says it primarily would be used for transportation improvements for the downtown conference center.
