The City Council Monday approved applying again for a $25 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant would allow the garage to add 250 parking spaces to the existing 910 spaces as well as add a transit hub and a cultural and tourism center. Parking Authority Director Carey Redd said the need for more parking is driven by the construction of the National Coast Guard Museum which is already underway. The museum is estimated to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. This would be the fifth time the city is applying for a grant to fund this project. Redd said the New London Parking Authority first applied in 2017, then in 2018, 2020, and 2021. The expansion is part of an infrastructure project in downtown New London that will also see the construction of new pedestrian bridge above Water Street, a new high speed ferry terminal and the restoration of the Union Train Station.
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