Brno plans a parking house at the Masaryk Oncology Institute

Brno - Brno plans to build a parking garage on Tomešova Street near the Masaryk Oncology Institute, with a capacity of one hundred spaces. The Brno council approved the preparation of the investment plan today. The institute has over 200 parking spaces shared by employees and patients. The lack of spaces reduces the comfort of patients, their relatives, and friends, said Matěj Hollan (Žít Brno), the mayor's deputy responsible for transport, in a press release today. The director of the institute, Jan Žaloudík, welcomes the city's plan. He has been trying to build a new parking lot for over a year.

According to the city, it is still premature to talk about costs. "However, it will be in the tens of millions of crowns. The investment plan should be completed within months. This will allow us to find out how long it will take to build the garage," Hollan told ČTK.

The parking garage could be built on the site of the former underground water reservoir, which the Ministry of Culture is investigating to see if it could be declared a monument. "We will assess the possibility of constructing an above-ground, non-buried parking garage that would not disturb the space of the underground water reservoir. This way, we will be able to respond flexibly to the situation, whether the reservoir becomes a monument or not," added Hollan. The investment plan aims to evaluate the technical solution, access roads, and the construction of a service sidewalk. In addition, the city will seek other options for creating parking spaces for the institute.

Hollan added that the Masaryk Oncology Institute, as a top healthcare facility, lacks parking just like the residents of the nearby Vaňkovo Square. According to Žaloudík, visitors to the institute used to park at Vaňkovo Square, but that is no longer possible after the construction of the roundabout.

Director Žaloudík wanted to negotiate with the city last year for the lease of part of Tomešova Street, where several parking spots for cars could be created on the surface. "It has dragged on for almost two years. I am glad that Deputy Hollan has gotten involved, and it's moving forward," added Žaloudík.

The institute, which has 235 parking spaces, employs over 800 staff. It serves 200,000 visitors annually and admits 10,000 patients.