The to start with piece of the unfinished Berkman Plaza II construction arrived down July 15, the original phase in a demolition course of action that’s expected to take 3 to four months. 

Jacksonville Riverfront Revitalization LLC co-running member Park Beeler stated in the up coming several days, demolition crews will inspect the large-attain excavator right before resuming demolition subsequent 7 days on the 500 E. Bay St. construction.

Mechanical difficulties with the machinery delayed the demolition on July 9. 

Pece of Intellect Environmental Inc., the demolition contractor, wanted substitute elements for the excavator. 

Demolition crews have been clearing and making ready the web page for demolition for the earlier two months. 

Particles will be taken off from the web-site in the course of the demolition approach, Beeler stated. 

While the conventional system of demolition will acquire extended than an implosion, District 7 Metropolis Council member Reggie Gaffney stated it is the safest process. The setting up has been vacant because 2007, pursuing the collapse of a parking garage that killed a single and hurt others. 

“One of the issues the administration and myself required to make guaranteed did not come about was that no much more accidents transpire in this article,” he said in a news convention at the web-site. “This is why the system is using so very long and likely so sluggish.”

Gaffney reported observing the setting up appear down is “the initial action in the right