SAN DIEGO - A 1,100-space parking garage opened today at the east entrance of San Diego's Mesa College.
Parking has been a perennial issue at Mesa College, which serves about 22,000 students.
The $31 million parking structure, which was completed in 14 months, was funded through Proposition S, a $685 million construction bond passed by San Diego voters in 2002. The cost breaks down to more than $28,000 per parking space.
Funding from Proposition S is also being used to construct a 7,000- square-foot police office building at Mesa College and to realign the campus' east entry, according to the college.
Officials from Mesa College, the San Diego Community College District and the city attended a morning ceremony to mark the completion of work on the five-story parking structure.
