243 car parking spaces, including three parking spaces for people with disabilities, will be built in a very green environment. According to the city council's decision, this should also provide considerable relief for the city centre. The signs are already announcing it: the entire area will be closed to car parking until the work is expected to be completed.
A compensation area will be created where the open-air concerts take place at Bleichwasen in summer. 97 replacement parking spaces will be created there, accessible via an entrance and exit under the Old Main Bridge. The individual car parks are marked out with the help of mobile barriers. The head of the civil engineering department, Jens Pauluhn, appeals to all drivers to keep to these parking zones and not to occupy the areas for pedestrians and cyclists. "Traffic control will be looking at this area from time to time," he announces. The town already has a solution in mind for the time of the concerts: the replacement Bayern Kitzingen sports ground on the cycle path towards Albertshofen will be converted into a temporary car park as soon as the stage at Bleichwasen is set up.
When planning the new building on the almost one-hectare site, the city took nature into consideration. Although the roadways will be constructed using asphalt, the car park areas will be constructed using infiltration-compatible materials and pre-planted plastic grids. The advantage: rainwater can seep away and be channelled to the planned 95 new trees via a trough and trench system. The glass containers will be relocated as part of the project: They will be erected about a hundred metres further on, in front of the Rot-Weiß Kitzingen sports home.
The pure construction costs of the car park are around 1.6 million euros. The government of Lower Franconia has already promised the town 80 per cent funding. The Häußlein company from Giebelstadt has been commissioned with the realisation.
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: The area, which is now being converted into an attractive car park, was originally laid out as a temporary parking area in 2011 during the Small Garden Show. The entire site, covering around 10,000 square metres, is owned by the town of Kitzingen. In addition to the Bleichwasen, further car parks close to the town centre are being created this year at the railway station (primarily intended for public transport users) and on the grounds of the State Archives.