Syracuse, N.Y. — The city of Syracuse has closed its Fayette Street Parking Garage in downtown Syracuse after engineers discovered structural safety concerns in the 41-year-old structure.

The garage at 300 E. Fayette St. was shut down Thursday following inspections by city engineers and the code enforcement department, city officials said.

Jake Dishaw, the city’s deputy commissioner of code enforcement and zoning administration, said the decision came after engineers reported significant signs of deterioration earlier this week.

“Unfortunately, we had to make the difficult decision to close the garage so we can do further inspections, more testing and figure out a long-term plan,” Dishaw said standing outside the garage Thursday. “We understand this is a big inconvenience for everyone w

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