11/6/18
by News Department on 11/06/18Garage down...
The final wall of the Mahantongo Parking Garage, in Pottsville, fell at 2:17 p.m. Monday.
According to the Republican Herald, city council hired SDL Construction, Orwigsburg, in August to demolish the garage that closed in October 2016 due to deteriorated structural reinforcing.
The contractor now has until early December to finish the job and discard the materials.
The city was awarded a 35-year loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in early August.
The money will be used along with a $750,000 promissory note issued by the city and bought by the Greater Pottsville Area Sewer Authority. Dick Yuengling Jr. also pledged $2.8 million to the project.
Construction of the new parking facility is expected take 10 months to a year.
