Demolition costs soar on concrete cancer council HQ
UK construction publication Construction Enquirer is reporting that a Welsh council will have to pay millions to fill a massive hole underneath its former headquarters which are facing demolition after suffering from concrete cancer.
The space occupied by emergency roms below the 1970s County Hall in Cwmbran is too big to be filled by the rubble of the six-storey building.
Monmouthshire and Torfaen councils had hoped to make £4 million from the site’s sale.
But the cost of filling in the void has cut likely earnings to £275,000.
The building opened in 1974 and closed in March after a report showed it would cost £30m to repair after a report showed it was suffering from concrete cancer.
The building is currently empty while contractors submit bids for the soft-stripping work ahead of full demolition next year.
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