Current:Home > StocksThreat of scaffolding collapse shuts down part of downtown Orlando, Florida-VaTradeCoin
Threat of scaffolding collapse shuts down part of downtown Orlando, Florida
View Date:2025-01-09 11:24:09
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Barricades closed off a stretch of a major street through downtown Orlando, Florida, on Thursday as construction scaffolding on a high-rise building threatened to buckle and collapse in the summer heat.
A block-long stretch of Orange Avenue was shut down in the heart of a downtown area that serves as a business and entertainment hub for central Florida.
Balfour Beatty, which is overseeing a construction project at the building where the scaffolding is located, said in a statement that engineers were developing a plan to take it down. The area around the building would be closed off to traffic and pedestrians until the scaffolding is removed, the statement said.
Orlando’s downtown buildings are filled with office workers during the day, but the area is popular with young adults patronizing its bars and clubs at night.
veryGood! (83)
Related
- Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
- Kylie Jenner, Cardi B and More Stars Who've Shared Plastic Surgery Confessions
- Tupac Shakur's Unsolved Murder: Police Share New Development 26 Years After Rapper's Death
- Miranda Lambert Responds to Fan's Shoot Tequila, Not Selfies T-Shirt at Concert
- Watch as massive amount of crabs scamper across Australian island: 'It's quite weird'
- Why Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Are the Perfect Barbie and Ken
- Bella Hadid Seeking Daily Treatment for Lyme Disease Amid Health Journey
- What is AI? Experts weigh in
- College Football Playoff snubs: Georgia among teams with beef after second rankings
- Gilgo Beach murders: Police searching suspect's walk-in vault
Ranking
- Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
- Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized boat off Georgia coast
- The Nutribullet Blender I’m Obsessed With Is on Sale for Just $79
- Experts Study Using Waste Plastic in Roads and More, but Find the Practice Isn’t Ready for Prime Time
- Today’s Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and More React to Craig Melvin Replacing Hoda Kotb as Co-Anchor
- Scorching temperatures to persist in the West for another week
- How Dance Moms Trauma Helped Inspire Kalani Hilliker's Mental Health Journey
- You Will Say Yes Please to These Cute Pics From Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's Family Album
Recommendation
-
Northern Taurid meteor shower hits peak activity this week: When and where to watch
-
Vanderpump Rules' James Kennedy Adorably Reunites With Dog He Shared With Ex Raquel Leviss
-
Who Is Ethan Slater? Everything You Need to Know About Ariana Grande's New Boyfriend
-
Music Legend Tony Bennett Dead at 96
-
'Treacherous conditions' in NYC: Firefighters battling record number of brush fires
-
Jamie Lynn Spears Details How Public Scrutiny Over Britney Spears Drama Impacted Her Teen Daughter
-
You Will Say Yes Please to These Cute Pics From Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's Family Album
-
MrBeast YouTuber Kris Tyson Comes Out as Transgender