Posted Feb 5, 2009, 1:49 AM
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE!
Walking by the Courthouse and Justice Center, it's hard not to notice the flurry of construction
activity and noise, as several projects are underway. If you are curious how these projects are
progressing, here is an update. Once complete, these improvements will benefit all of us!
The Justice Center II (County Administration Building) project is on schedule. The temporary entrance/exit
at the south end of the Justice Center is in place and will remain for the duration of the project. There will be a
brief period of time, a few months from now, when the south entrance/exit will close while the contractor connects
the new connector building to the south face of the Justice Center. The project will hit a milestone late in
2009 when the entire beam structure is completed.
The Courthouse roof replacement will begin the end of February. The existing tiles were placed in 1926-27 and
have expired. Therefore, a total replacement of tiles and materials underneath the tiles is needed. This will result
in a 75-year roof. The company that produced the historic Spanish tiles is still in business but they no
longer produce our specific courthouse tiles. Since we will be ordering a large quantity, they have agreed to remanufacture
what we need, to match the existing glazed clay tiles and keep our courthouse historically intact.
The Adult Probation Office Building located across the street
from the Jail is making great progress, and a ribbon-cutting will
be scheduled for the $17 million dollar, 100,000 square foot
building near the end of March.
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The Raleigh Connoisseur It is the city trying to escape the consequences of being a city
while still remaining a city. It is urban society trying to eat its
cake and keep it, too.
- Harlan Douglass, The Suburban Trend, 1925
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