Repairs to the Washington Monument will require massive scaffolding
to be built around the 555-foot obelisk and may keep it closed into 2014
after it was damaged by an earthquake last year, the National Park
Service said Monday.
A damage assessment by engineers who inspected the stone structure by
rappelling from the top last September found scaffolding is necessary
to provide workers access to the top of the monument, said park service
spokeswoman Carol Johnson. The engineers determined the heaviest damage
is between 475 feet and 530 feet on the structure, but panels are
damaged from top to bottom.
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2 comments:
Just tear it down , not any good now.
The scaffolding need to be strong enough.
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