Downtown Guelph's West Parkade will close April 30 and not reopen until the fall.
The city said ongoing work at the parkade has identified the need for additional structural work "which, to ensure safety, requires a full closure of the facility until the fall."
West Parkade permit holders are being notified directly with relocation information.
Alternate casual, short-term parking is available in lots on Wyndham, Macdonell and Baker streets. There is also free two-hour on-street parking in the downtown available once per day per vehicle.
"Every effort was made to reduce further impacts to parking in the downtown. Needed additional structural work at the West Parkade cannot be completed while maintaining public access," said a city news release.
Closure of the parkade is needed because two-way traffic cannot be safely maintained through the parkade during the work and the proper curing of concrete and waterproofing requires surfaces to be undisturbed.
"The benefit of a full closure of the parkade is that it should speed up the overall completion of planned work by two months, restoring the parkade to full use sooner than planned," the city said.
