Springfield unveils new carpark and plaza to boost downtown

The city of Springfield welcomes the convention center, car park, and outdoor plaza with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It's been a project that's been in the works for a while now. 22 News reporter Oda live in studio with what visitors can now expect. Nick Sier, the community is quite excited for a brand new car park and outdoor plaza that will benefit Springfield's downtown business district and the locals who make it all possible. The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority hosts the grand opening of Springfield's new car park and outdoor plaza called The Landing. Elected officials, partners, and community members all gather for the event, which includes a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located at the corner of Harrison A and Dwight Street, this $50 million project includes five floors where the first floor will be a retail space for restaurants or stores, while the other four floors are dedicated to over 800 parking spaces. It's just a great day. It's a great day for Springfield. I think it's a beginning of many things that will continue to develop here. For me, it was really a a gathering for the community on a whole, creating an objective that is uh community oriented, uh pregame gatherings. The new facilities are right on time for big events at Mass Mutual Center, including the Thunderbirds home opening game. Visitors will also be in luck if you're headed to the popular arena for WWE Monday Night Raw in September. Partners for the project include Mayor Dominic Sarno, MGM Springfield, and several other city officials. They say this will create lots of jobs and be an economic growth opportunity. The hope is to have families and individuals enjoying the muchneeded upgrade. you know, we had the old garage there that was falling apart. Like whole fours floors were closed. We we end up selling out of uh of uh weekends. We end up selling out of space in the building uh because of, you know, how well the team's doing. Uh so this gives us like another asset in addition to supporting the community. The car park is now available to use and includes electric vehicle stations. To learn more about their pricing, visit our website, wwlp.com. working for you. Atta Odia 22 News.