New Hotel & Car Park Construction

[sapajo]

If memory serves me right work is scheduled to commence on 23rd March. Given the current Covid 19 pandemic I wonder will work start on time or be postponed ?

[Noggs]

I can't see construction companies stopping work yet and the project will clearly be scheduled. There's a hell of a lot of work that can't be done from home and which will continue for now.

[sam16111986]

I imagine that a good proportion of the people working on the site would be self employed so are probably very keen for the project to continue. Sitting at home for four weeks when you're self employed isn't going to leave the bank balance looking healthy and get the bills paid.

[happywomble]

Still supposedly starting next week - https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news ... ek-3962716

[JP14]

Confirmed by the club.

[Noggs]

Is anyone aware as to whether they broke ground on Monday? At the moment they are saying that construction can carry on.

[loretta]

Is anyone aware as to whether they broke ground on Monday? At the moment they are saying that construction can carry on.

I work at the LRI, and just stepped outside for a breath of fresh air. I can confirm that fences are up, there are surveyors at work, and ground is being broken.

[Noggs]

Is anyone aware as to whether they broke ground on Monday? At the moment they are saying that construction can carry on.

I work at the LRI, and just stepped outside for a breath of fresh air. I can confirm that fences are up, there are surveyors at work, and ground is being broken.

Thanks for the confirmation.

Unless the government has a change of mind there shouldn't be a problem in keeping distances when doing the layout for the excavations and pouring the foundations. They may also be able to erect the steel frame but that won't commence for a couple of months yet and not doubt by then the whole CV issue will have changed markedly and perhaps not for the better.