Jail demo process continues

  • The exterior of the old county jail was broken down by Alamo 1 construction cranes on Wednesday afternoon. Additional abestos was discovered in the building roof during last week’s abatement, according to an Alamo 1 employee. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
    The exterior of the old county jail was broken down by Alamo 1 construction cranes on Wednesday afternoon. Additional abestos was discovered in the building roof during last week’s abatement, according to an Alamo 1 employee. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
After discovering more asbestos than expected, the contractor for demolition of the old county jail said the work will take another week to complete. On Feb. 11, county officials said they expected demolition of the building on East Fourth Street would happen Feb. 21 or Feb. 22. San Antonio-based environmental contractor Alamo 1 conducted the initial asbestos abatement and will execute the…

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