Crews recently began to tear down a former waste incinerator in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a report by The Valley Breeze says. Demolition is scheduled for to be complete in two weeks.
J.R. Vinagro Corp., Johnston, are working on tearing down the building for $158,527.
Civil and environmental engineering firm C&E Engineering of Woonsocket, conducted a study that identified the presence of contaminates in the building, including asbestos, in 2016. Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt advocated for its demolition once the study’s results were released, saying the building caused environmental and safety concerns.
Once the hazardous materials were removed from the site, the report says Vinagro crews brought in their heavy equipment and began working on Sept. 11.
The incinerator was built in the early 1960s and was shut down once the city began bringing its waste to a former landfill nearby. Since then, it has been used by the city’s water department for offices and equipment storage.
According to the report, a title tracing back to the 1900s says the city has always owned the 18-acre site. The C&E study found that a fire station may have been the first building on the lot. Additional buildings on the lot are a part of the city’s wastewater treatment plant and were built between 1963 and 2001.
The incinerator sites on 2.5 acres of the property. The report says officials have no plans for the property.
J.R. Vinagro Corp., Johnston, are working on tearing down the building for $158,527.
Civil and environmental engineering firm C&E Engineering of Woonsocket, conducted a study that identified the presence of contaminates in the building, including asbestos, in 2016. Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt advocated for its demolition once the study’s results were released, saying the building caused environmental and safety concerns.
Once the hazardous materials were removed from the site, the report says Vinagro crews brought in their heavy equipment and began working on Sept. 11.
The incinerator was built in the early 1960s and was shut down once the city began bringing its waste to a former landfill nearby. Since then, it has been used by the city’s water department for offices and equipment storage.
According to the report, a title tracing back to the 1900s says the city has always owned the 18-acre site. The C&E study found that a fire station may have been the first building on the lot. Additional buildings on the lot are a part of the city’s wastewater treatment plant and were built between 1963 and 2001.
The incinerator sites on 2.5 acres of the property. The report says officials have no plans for the property.
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