The fences are up and will stay up until work on the site on University Avenue West is completed in July. The 95-year-old building originally opened as The Salvation Army Grace Hospital but was closed in 2004.
Crews face some obstacles in demolishing Windsor’s most famous eyesore. The old building has a large amount of hazardous material, such as asbestos in the insulation surrounding the plumbing and in the tiles on the floors. A former X-ray area of the building may still be contaminated with lead.
The old building may be coming down, but something will replace it soon – an excellent opportunity for Print companies to use banner printing to create vinyl Signs which can be hung on the fencing that surrounds the site, announcing the property’s next occupant.
The complete demolition process, including the clean-up, is expected to reach $4.1 million, nearly double the original estimate. This is thought to be down to the required removal of hazardous materials, the bulk of which must be removed manually by demolition personnel. Speaking about the demolition, Wade Bondy, a City of Windsor engineer, said:
“It’s a complicated structure inside, as far as the layout goes and the material that needs to be removed. It’s quite labour-intensive to get in and out of there with the material.”
The demolition will be monitored by the Ontario Ministry of Labour as well as the Ministry of the Environment.
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