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Commission backs revised elevator tower and new lobby at 20 E. Clay St. after contractors hit bedrock
Summary
Lancaster City Historical Commission recommended City Council approve revised plans for a two-story brick-faced elevator tower and new lobby at 20 East Clay Street after excavation hit rock and the elevator location was moved about 18 feet to avoid undermining foundations.
The Lancaster City Historical Commission on Monday recommended that Lancaster City Council approve revised plans to build a two-story brick-faced elevator tower and new lobby entry at 20 East Clay Street after contractors encountered rock during excavation.
Steve, presenting the revised design, told the commission that soil and excavation work uncovered a ledge of rock about where the elevator pit had been planned. The design and construction teams concluded that removing the rock and installing the elevator at the originally proposed location would have destabilized…
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