Montclair's Midtown Parking Lot To Close In January

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Starting Jan. 4, the Midtown Parking Lot in Montclair will be closed to all vehicles.

The Montclair Parking Utility announced in a news release the lot will remain closed while the Midtown Parking Deck is constructed. During this time, the lot will be closed off with fencing, and any cars left in the lot will be towed.

As a result of the closure, there will be no access to the back side of Bloomfield Avenue Businesses that usually have access from Glenridge Avenue. Employees of those businesses who do not have township parking permitted will be allowed to park in the Crescent Deck.

The township asked C and N permit holders who usually use the Midtown Lot to use one of the alternatives below:

• North Fullerton Deck [N Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042] – Entire 3rd Floor or Ground level in parking spaces marked “PERMIT PARKING ONLY”
• South Fullerton Lot [33 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042]
• Plymouth Lot [43 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042]
• Portland Lot [13 Portland Place, Montclair, NJ 07042]
• Montague Lot [14 Montague Place, Montclair, NJ 07042]
• Maple Plaza Lot [6 Maple Plaza, Montclair, NJ 07042] – In parking spaces marked “PERMIT PARKING ONLY”
• Gates Street Lot [48-26 Gates Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042]
• Valley Road Lot [20 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042– In parking spaces marked “PERMIT PARKING ONLY”

The township said construction on the deck is estimated to take one year to complete. When the project is finished, another 300 spaces will be available.