Officials overseeing the General Assembly Building demolition say they’re on schedule, nearly one year since the building closed for the major project.
The General Assembly Building (GAB) is being torn down to make room for a new one, all while protecting its historic facade from 1912.
The streets around Capitol Square are filled with orange cones and construction vehicles, going in and out of the city. All of the work is causing people to stop and look up.
"They're bringing this building down piece by piece, right in the middle of downtown,” said Sarah Gaines, of Chesterfield County. “Every time we pass by I go 'Look, I can see what’s behind the building, finally.'”
For months, crews worked to get asbestos out of the building, which was one of the original reasons it had to be taken down. A big step forward in the project is happening in a few days.
"About sometime later this week, the last of the old General Assembly Building will be down so all of the rubble will be in the basement. We’re on time,” said Paul Nardo, the Virginia House of Delegates Clerk.
