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City issues stop work order at Harbor Point construction site
STAMFORD — The city has issued a stop-work order at a Harbor Point construction project after Styrofoam rained down on restaurant patrons and park visitors over the weekend.
Lynn Drobbin, a Stamford resident, was eating lunch with her husband outside at Fortina Saturday after attending the Harbor Point Arts Festival when she noticed something landing in her food and her drink.
“My husband, who was facing the building, pointed up and said, ‘They’re installing Styrofoam panels at the high rise across the street,’” said Drobbin, who is also chairwoman of the city’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission. “That’s when I realized all this stuff in my food and on the ground around us was Styrofoam.”
At the request of Mayor David Martin, the city’s Chief Building Official Bob DeMarco issued the stop-work order Wednesday morning at Harbor Point developer Building and Land Technology’s 100 Commons Park N., also known as parcel C8. The order is limited to the exterior Styrofoam installation.
Construction on the planned 365,000-square-foot, 16-story building began late last year. The development will house 258 one-bedroom apartments, 125 two-bedrooms and eight studios.
“Based on the city’s Environmental Protection and Storm Water Management investigations stemming from a complaint, inspectors identified a moderate amount of Styrofoam particles that were released,” city spokeswoman Elizabeth Carlson wrote in an emailed statement. “This was a result of a containment failure during the installation of (Styrofoam) on the exterior walls of the building. Protective netting used to prevent such a release was insufficient to contain all of the particles.”
Carlson said the order will stay in place until city officials are satisfied that work can resume without harm to the environment.
“Following reports about Styrofoam particles being released from the C8 site, the city issued a stop work order with respect to the subcontractor handling exterior CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE
Portion Of New London Turnpike North Closed For Glastonbury Roundabout Construction
In addition to the Hebron Avenue east spoke of the roundabout, the northbound lane of New London Turnpike is now closed.
New London Turnpike north between Rankin Road and Hebron Avenue is closed as crews work on the stone work and center curbing of the roundabout. The northbound lane will still be open for local traffic to access businesses within the roundabout area. The southbound lanes along New London Turnpike will continue to operate normally. The northbound New London Turnpike traffic towards Hebron Avenue will be detoured to Rankin Road and Main Street. Town officials note the road closure will lead to a "more expeditious" project completion.