Fort Lee Municipal Parking Garage Opens

FORT LEE, NJ — The new municipal parking garage opened Wednesday.

The garage is located where the Guntzer Street municipal lot used to be. It is open 24 hours a day.

Of the 625 parking spaces at the lot, 357 are inside for monthly use. They require a permit to use. The remaining 268 are outdoor, short-term spaces. Only 200 are available now; 68 will open with the lot is completed, officials said in a press release.

The garage has an electric car charging station with two ports. Five more are being installed soon.

There are also motion-activated lights, emergency call buttons on every floor, more than 60 cameras, and audio intercoms at every entry and exit gate. Video intercoms will be installed later.

Parking rates for the garage are the same as for the rest of the municipal parking lots: $.75 cents an hour for the first three hours and $1.25 for every hour afterwards, up to 24 hours. Monthly parking permits cost $150.

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