VOLT Lane carpark's two upper levels will provide the bulk of the temporary all-day parking requirements when work finally starts on the Kiewa Street multi-deck carpark early in the new year.
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The Kiewa Street multi-deck carpark will be built on the eastern side of the existing carpark opposite St Patrick's Primary School, but for six months will be shut to allow for construction.
The shut down will put 365 parking spots out of action until June.
Albury Council has confirmed the 204 parks on levels four and five of Volt Lane carpark will switch from three-hour to all-day parks.
Also, 122 all-day parks at the SS&A Club, Aloysius Park (70), Hovell Tree Park (49) and South Albury on-street (65) will also be promoted as alternatives to Kiewa Street during the construction phase.
Council records show the Volt Lane top-level is rarely occupied even in peak usage periods and level four also has plenty of capacity at busy times.
It is also encouraging central Albury workers to consider alternative approaches to driving including car pooling, cycling, walking, taxis and public transport.
Carparking spaces in Kiewa Street will increase by 359 to 724 when the multi-deck park is complete.
Earlier this year, the carpark developer, Volt Lane Pty Ltd, secured planning approval for a change of location on the former gas works site for the carpark.
It was originally intended to be built on the northern boundary, but has been switched to the eastern edge to reduce the impact on neighbouring businesses and present a more uniform streetscape.
It will also be built outside an area of contaminated land.
Work on the carpark was originally slated to start in late 2012, but was delayed due to remediation requirements to the satisfaction of NSW EPA.
The interim parking changes were presented to council's engineering and works committee meeting on Monday night and will be ratified at the final council meeting of 2016 next week.
A start on the Kiewa Street carpark will coincide with an imminent start on the 158-room hotel to be built next door to the Australian Taxation Office headquarters in Smollett Street.
The property will be known as Mantra Hotel Albury when completed with about 200 construction jobs to be initially created.
The project is valued at $30 million.
