{"id":48232,"date":"2019-05-21T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/project-hits-delay-but-theyre-doing-asbestos-they-can\/"},"modified":"2019-05-21T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T00:08:29","slug":"project-hits-delay-but-theyre-doing-asbestos-they-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/project-hits-delay-but-theyre-doing-asbestos-they-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Project hits delay but they’re doing asbestos they can"},"content":{"rendered":"

Demolition of the former Public Safety Building is going to take longer than expected.<\/p>\n

City and Borough of Juneau Lands and Resources Manager Greg Chaney said a sealant containing asbestos was found in between metal panels during the process of tearing down the building on Whittier Street to make way for a parking lot.<\/p>\n

“It’s non-friable<\/a>, which means it doesn’t go into the air,” project manager Lisa EaganLagerquist said of the material during a CBJ Lands Committee meeting Monday evening. “It wasn’t a harm to anybody.”<\/p>\n

Friable asbestos containing material is something containing asbestos than can be reduced to powder by hand. The Public Safety Building was built in the 1970s with a 30-year design life, according to the city.<\/p>\n

[Crime Bill one step closer to reality<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n

The complication does not change the ultimate goal of the demolition.<\/p>\n

“We’re still going to have a parking lot,” Chaney said.<\/p>\n

EaganLagerquist said the asbestos-containing material was found in between seams of the building’s roof and wall panels, and it came as a surprise because sealant that did not contain asbestos had been used in more accessible wall panels that had already been removed.<\/p>\n

“They had to do a substantial abatement,” Chaney said. “They’re taking slices out of the ceiling. It’s going to slow things down. It might take a while.”<\/p>\n

In addition to hazardous material abatement, the teardown will include taking down the building, excavation, installing asphalt, and striping the parking lot.<\/p>\n

During the project, fencing will block seven parking spaces along the side of the building facing the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.<\/p>\n

EaganLagerquist said abatement of the asbestos in the roof was expected to be completed Tuesday, and the asbestos in the walls may be abated within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

[Updating coverage of fatal crash near Metlakatla<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n

However, exactly how much additional time this will ultimately add to the project is unclear. EaganLagerquist was reluctant to make a specific estimate but said it would probably be about a month.<\/p>\n

The planned completion date for the project was previously July 26, and it was expected to cost $408,000.<\/p>\n

EaganLagerquist said the cost will be rising, too, but she did not have an amount yet.<\/p>\n

“We’re still in the process of figuring it out,” she said.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact reporter Ben Hohenstatt at (907)523-2243 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BenHohenstatt.<\/b><\/p>\n

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