A VIVEASH resident is raising concerns about parking for disabled people at the new Midland station car park.

Terry McCartney said after finding he couldn’t park in the old Midland station car park he went up to the new multi-storey car park and drove to the entry and asked the attendant there what the alternative was now for disabled people to get to the station.

He got the impression there wasn’t any alternative but said he had been anticipating that for a while.

“Expecting it to happen but one would have thought that with the planning there that they would appreciate that some people would not be able to walk the 0.5km from the new station car park to the railway station entry,’’ he said.

“And it’s going to be even worse when the new station opens up, which is even further away.

“After speaking to the chap at the multi-storey car park he suggested I go and park in a side street or something nearer the station.

“I had to drive around the multi-storey to get out, which is another story because the exit signs are all tiny little things.

“So I then parked in Centrepoint car park and managed to walk over to the station, up the stairs, spoke to the staff there and they were very helpful, considerate and understanding.

“But there was absolutely nothing they could do about the situation at all and that was that.’’

He then went to Midland MLA Michelle Roberts’ office and explained the problem.

The Perth Transport Authority (PTA) said the new carpark’s design underwent various accessibility assessments before it opened to the public and was fully compliant with Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requirements.

“All ACROD bays within the multi-storey car park are located on the ground floor and several rest stops will be provided between the carpark and the station,’’ a spokesperson said.

“There will be some time-restricted ACROD bays included on Railway Parade and Yelverton Drive once the project is complete.’’