Work on unsafe Drake Street building taking longer than anticipated
Date published: 27 March 2017
Drake Street closed as ‘unsafe’ building risks falling into road
Work on the unsafe building on Drake Street is taking longer than anticipated due to the fragile nature of the façade.
66 Drake Street, across from the Water Street junction, has been deemed ‘unsafe’ due to a large crack in the shop façade and Drake Street has been closed since Friday 17 March due to the risk of the empty building falling into the road.
A spokesperson for Rochdale Council said: "Considerable care is having to be taken in erection of the structural scaffolding.
"The work will hopefully finish by Tuesday with the road expected to be open from Wednesday morning.
"In the meantime a diversion remains in place and trams will continue to terminate at the railway station."
Do you have a story for us?
Let us know by emailing news@rochdaleonline.co.uk
All contact will be treated in confidence.
Most Viewed News Stories
- 1Royton haulage firm fined after Rochdale dad went to work and didn’t come home
- 2Rochdale church to host Camerados public living room
- 3Unique colour and sound experience comes to Rochdale in May
- 4Suspended council candidate was ‘politically naive’ for appearing in George Galloway video, leader...
- 530 years of the GEM Appeal, a Rochdale-founded charity that has raised millions and changed the...
To contact the Rochdale Online news desk, email news@rochdaleonline.co.uk or visit our news submission page.
To get the latest news on your desktop or mobile, follow Rochdale Online on Twitter and Facebook.
