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Demoliton Soon for RI Parking Ramp ?

the city's parking ramp in downtown Rock Island
City of Rock Island
the city's parking ramp in downtown Rock Island

The demolition of Rock Island's 46 year old downtown parking ramp could begin soon. Monday night the city council will consider awarding a contract.

the surface lot that will replace the parking ramp in downtown Rock Island
City of Rock Island
the surface lot that will replace the parking ramp in downtown Rock Island

The low bid is from Langman Construction for 1.9 million dollars, about 15 per cent lower than an engineer's estimate of 2.3 million.

City staff is recommending approval.

The proposed contract with Langman would also include building a ground-level parking lot after the two-story ramp is demolished.

The garage has 558 parking spaces, and the proposed surface parking lot will have 238.

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A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.