Arlington Street Bridge closing for weekend
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This article was published 07/01/2011 (5452 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Arlington Street Bridge and two northern lanes of Logan Avenue will be closed to traffic this weekend as crews demolish the Regal Furniture building on the northwest corner.
The bridge closure, and lane closures on Logan between Arlington and Trinity, will be in effect from Saturday morning at 6 a.m. through Monday at 6 a.m.
A City of Winnipeg spokeswoman said the four-storey, 32,340-square-foot structure at 925 Logan is being demolished due to unspecified “code issues” with the building.
Demolition was one option, she said, and the owner chose to do so. The owner is paying for the demolition and has proper permits, the spokeswoman said.
“The bridge is so close to the building that we just felt that it was necessary to, for safety reasons, close it while this demolition was taking place,” said spokeswoman Michelle Bailey.
The building is home to Minhas Creek Brewing Company and owned by Alberta-based Manjit Minhas.
Office manager Christine Scott said the building either had to be brought up to code or demolished. Scott wasn’t aware of the nature of the code issues, but believed the cost to bring the building up to code would have been in the area of $1 million.
A few tenants were required to vacate the building, which was already partially empty.
Scott said an onsite warehouse will not be demolished and will continue to be used by Minhas Creek.
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Updated on Friday, January 7, 2011 11:16 AM CST: Clarifies the building being torn down.
Updated on Friday, January 7, 2011 12:09 PM CST: Adds City of WInnipeg comment.
Updated on Friday, January 7, 2011 1:16 PM CST: Adds more comments from city spokeswoman and from Minhas Creek.