A project to modernize the elevators and escalators in West Hartford’s Memorial Garage will begin on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.

By Ronni Newton

A multiyear project to upgrade elevators and escalators in West Hartford’s municipal parking facilities and other pedestrian areas will commence on Dec. 1, 2025, and is expected to continue through 2027, according to information provided by the town’s Municipal Parking Division.

Work on the elevator in the Memorial Garage in Blue Back Square will be performed first, and will begin on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, That phase of the project is expected to last through the middle of January 2026.

The elevator will be temporarily offline while the work is being performed, and although the garage will remain open, ADA access will be available from the ground flo

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