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COVID-19 impacts construction of new school

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COVID-19 impacts construction of new school
COVID-19 impacts construction of new school

Despite school closures, work continues on the construction of a new Center School District elementary building.

GROCERIES ONLINE.SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARECLOSED FOR THE RESTTHE YEAR, BUT WORK HASNOT STOPPED ON THEBUILDINGS THEMSELVES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE AT THE CENTERSCHOOL DISTRICT TOEXPLAIN SOME OF THECHALLENGES THEY'REFACINGTAKE A LOOK -- WHEREWE'RE STANDING IN FRONOF RIGHT NOW IS THE OLDINDIAN CREEKELEMENTARY SCHOOL.HOWEVER...WALKINGOVER HERE THIS WILLTHE FOUNDATION FOR THENEW ONE.I SPOKE WITHCONSTRUCTION CREWSWORKING ON THISPROJECT... AND THEY SAYPROJECTS ARE GETTINGDONE FASTER BECAUSELIGHTER TRAFFIC.HOWEVER THERE ARECHALLENGES -- WITHEVERYTHING AT ASTANDSTILL...CREWS ARE WORRIEDABOUT SUPPLIES RUNNINGLOW WITHIN THE NEXTCOUPLE OF WEEKSLynn Newkirk, Newkirk NovakConstruction Partners1:33:41 I would think thosewouldstart really start being feltwithin thenext month or two projects weremanufacturing has stopped orslowed down or taking a pauseand Ithink will start to see thoseinventories run out and as weneedthat material on the job site,will befeeling that.THEY SAY THEIR WHOWAY OF DOING BUSINESSNOW IS DIFFERENT.TALKING WITH THEIRCLIENTS ANDSUBTRACTORS IS DONEVIRTUALLY NOW.

ANDSANITIZING EVERYTHINGCAN TAKE A LITTLE MOTIME, DOOR HANDLES,PORTA-JOHNS ANDTRAILERS TO ENSURESAFETY AND CLEANLINESSON THE JOB, WHILE ALSOGETTING IT DONE.REPORTING LIVE, RAEDANIEL, 41 ACTION NEWSTODAY.

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