Contractor hits delays as stadium roof proves more resilient than anticipated.
The Civic Arena isn’t going down without a fight. Crews will try again today to bring down the second of eight roof leaves as part of the demolition of the 51-year-old building.
While the first panel came down without incident last weekend, the second one has proven to be much more stubborn, resisting attempts by contractor Noralco Corp. to remove it.
Workers snapped cables Tuesday in an effort to pull down the leaf. They also used blow torches to make cuts in the panel to facilitate its fall, all to no avail.
Thankfully, nobody has been hurt in the struggles.
When the work began, the contractor had anticipated that one panel a week would be removed.
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