Bay Street partially closes due to ‘structural concerns’ in Berkman II demolition

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A demolition steadfast hired by the Berkman II property's caller owners volition usage a peculiar excavator to region factual and alloy from the 18-story structure.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took to Twitter connected Friday nighttime to denote the metropolis volition instantly statesman closing sections of Bay Street and the Riverwalk owed to “structural concerns” associated with the demolition of downtown’s astir notable eyesore.

Curry said the determination to adjacent the thoroughfare amid the Berkman II Plaza demolition came “out of an abundance of caution and connected the proposal of engineers and experts.”

Crews began closing the thoroughfare astir 9 p.m.

Attention Media: Out of an abundance of caution and connected the proposal of engineers and experts monitoring the Berkman II Plaza demolition we volition instantly statesman closing sections of Bay Street and the Riverwalk owed to structural concerns associated with the demolition.

— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) August 21, 2021

The City of Jacksonville said it is moving with Councilman Reggie Gaffney and coordinating with the adjacent Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office connected the precautionary measures.

The metropolis said to expect much updates from Curry implicit the weekend.

After sitting vacant and unfinished connected Bay Street for much than a decennary following a tragedy, crews archetypal began demolishing the gathering successful July.

The demolition is expected to past astatine slightest 3 much months.

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