Demolition works delayed by discovery of PCB contamination.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking oversight control of the demolition of the former General Motors plant. Anne E. Kelly, an EPA project manager, said her agency has ended negotiations with Motors Liquidation Corp. for a consent order detailing plans for work at the former GM Powertrain site.
“The EPA issued a unilateral order for the demolition and cleanup of the soils under the plant,” she said. “The order was signed by our office Wednesday night. Motors Liquidation has indicated the facility will be demolished, and EPA is now taking oversight of how that will be done.”
Ms. Kelly said the order includes oversight of the building’s decommissioning and the issue of its contaminated contents. She acknowledged that the recent finding of equipment with PCB contamination inside the former GM Powertrain facility likely will push the demolition schedule back.
“It will affect the schedule for demolition, but I’m not sure how that will impact the bid process,” she said. “This was not envisioned in the initial bid specifications. I don’t have a specific schedule.”
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