Thursday, May 13, 2021

Forced work stoppage adds cost, time to build of new Wayne County Jail

Forced work stoppage adds cost, time to build of new Wayne County Jail
"Detroit — ...Work stopped in March at the site due to the spread of the coronavirus in Michigan, which led Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to halt the work of the construction industry. 
At that point, the project was about $40 million over its $533 million budget...
...The justice center, off Interstate 75 and East Warren on Detroit's east side, is Wayne County's second attempt to build a new jail that would consolidate its footprint...
Construction on what would become known as the "fail jail" at Gratiot and St. Antoine began in 2011, under then-County Executive Bob Ficano. 
The 2,000-bed project near the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice was later halted in June 2013 after $100 million in overruns and charges of corruption...Read all.

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