Maidenhead: Date set for 1960s decaying car park demolition

The 734-space multi-storey in Maidenhead will be taken down over 12 weeks

A date to knock down a 1960s multi-storey concrete car park in a town centre has been set.

The 734-space Broadway Car Park in Maidenhead, Berkshire, shut over safety concerns in December 2022.

Water was found to be eroding the reinforced steel and cracks had caused concrete to fall from the ceiling.

Expected to take about 12 weeks, the work will start on 29 January - it will also see shops on King Street demolished.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council said the work was previously expected to take about 10 months.

Councillor Geoff Hill, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "Broadway is sadly a failed structure, beyond economic repair, and poses a public safety risk.

"This is not a situation anyone would've wanted, but public safety must always be our top priority, and we must now undertake the demolition safely and as swiftly as practically possible while minimising the impact on our town centre."

The council said the work would be carried out between 08:00 - 18:00 GMT weekdays and 08:00 - 13:00 on Saturdays.

The last parts of the car park to come down will be the spiral ramp and staircase tower.

A partial lane closure on Broadway will be in place while the spiral ramp is demolished.

When work starts to take down the staircase tower Broadway will be shut for several days.