Columbia Kettle Works recently installed metal railings shown below to enclose sidewalk tables for outdoor seating. Eventually, awnings will also be installed.
For more information on this project, go HERE.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Town troublemaker - photo found
Columbia Spy finally found a picture of the guy causing all the trouble lately:
He has caused mayhem on Locust Street!
Route 441 bypass - the latest
The latest on the project >> Crews are expected to begin pouring the bridge deck this week. When the deck is finished, crews will begin placing and grading the subbase for the new route. Paving is scheduled for early to mid-September.
While crews are doing the grading, drivers will see barrier removal, shoulder restoration and guiderail work on Route 30 between the river bridge and the Columbia exit. The crew hopes to be off of Route 30 by September so that a milling and paving project on Route 30 — being done by Pennsy Supply Inc. — can be finished.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Still falling, piece by piece
This morning, Flagger Force told Columbia Spy that they could hear things falling at the 208-210 Locust Street property.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Chronology of a disaster waiting to happen
June 13: This is when the trouble began. Two workers removed part of the facing at 208-210 Locust Street to inspect a support beam, and in doing so weakened the structure, thus precipitating a visit from emergency services and Belfor Property Restorations. The area was subsequently cordoned off and the facade reinforced. This is when the issue came into widespread public attention.
At the time, no one thought to close this open attic window, where rainwater had entered routinely, in the process potentially weakening the structure and causing a wall to bulge. The window had been open for months (years?), and is still open even now.
Bricks near the peak have fallen out.
Creeping incrementalism: The structure continues to settle, and bricks continue to fall. The first photo in this series, dated July 19, was taken over a month after emergency personnel had responded to the scene and the facade had been reinforced inside by Belfor Property Restorations. Since then, the building continues to crumble, even as Flagger Force workers sit it out on the 200 block of Locust and town officials sleep soundly in their beds. Why is there no sense of urgency?
Friday, August 7, 2015
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