MOSES LAKE Demolition work could begin this month on a $1.7 million Grant Transit Authority multi-modal transit center in Moses Lake.

The transit center will use about an acre of land at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Division to serve commuters, transit officials said. It used to be a funeral home.

Grant Transit is seeking a Regional Mobility Program Grant through the state Department of Transportation to pay for up to 80 percent of the cost of the new center. State lawmakers are expected to budget the grant this spring, which would prompt the centers construction.

We probably wont even learn until April if the funding is approved. Its looking very positive at this point, Grant Transit Project Manage Lyle Bland said.

The grant was expected to get legislative approval through the state transportation budget.

Construction work on the site is not expected to begin until fall or early 2016, Bland said.

Asbestos is being removed from the existing structures on the site, Bland said. If test samples show no asbestos then demolition can commence.

The transit board awarded a contract to Central Washington Excavating Inc. of Moses Lake to demolish the old structures.

The transit center is planned to serve as a hub for Grant Transit and other bus lines. It will include passenger amenities such as an enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, customer information, pass sales area, bicycle storage lockers and a taxi drop-off and pick-up area.

The site will include a park-and-ride lot with an electric vehicle charging station, transfer areas to inter-city bus transportation, a meeting room for community events and video camera surveillance system as part of its security.

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First published in News by Matt Oliver, Reporter covering North Oxford, Jericho and Summertown. Call me on 01865 425498

DEMOLITION began for the overhaul of the Westgate Shopping Centre yesterday, kicking off its 440m redevelopment.

Over the next two years, the scheme will add 100 new shops, a five-screen cinema and 25 cafes and restaurants to the site.

Yesterday developer Westgate Oxford Alliance made up of Land Securities and The Crown Estate announced more shops set to join a line-up that already includes John Lewis, Next, Primark, Michael Kors and Curzon Cinemas.

It is hoped the overhaul will boost Oxfords shopping credentials to rival Reading and Milton Keynes when it is completed in autumn 2017.

And developers are boasting space in the city is the most sought-after in the country.

The redevelopment will also see the the existing mall off Bonn Square refurbished and a new underground multistorey car park created to replace the old one.

Yesterday the Westgate Oxford Alliance said it had already pre-let 28 per cent of new shops and restaurants in the centre.

Land Securities chief executive Robert Noel said: Weve taken a significant step towards creating our vision for a world-class retail and leisure destination in Oxford, having worked hard with our customers and the community to shape the right scheme.

Alongside our growing list of customers, we are committed to creating a new Westgate Oxford which not only complements the citys beauty and heritage status but also enhances its global reputation as a great place to spend time.

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There's nothing left of the iconic Puget Sound ferry Kalakala (kuh-LAHK'-uh-luh) except the pieces they saved for souvenirs.

Demolition was completed last week at a dry dock in Tacoma, Washington.

Rhine Demolition says some pieces already have been claimed.

The News Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/1zPurKQ ) the rounded pilot house, windows and rudder are going to buyers who want to preserve a bit of Washington's maritime history. Some smaller souvenirs might go on sale to the public.

The sleek, silver ferry was the postcard symbol of Seattle in the days before the Space Needle.

After the 276-foot vessel was used as a fish processor in Alaska it was returned to Puget Sound. But plans to restore it never came up with enough money.

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DURHAM, N.C. -

Demolition began Monday on the Finch-Yeager Building at Wallace Wade Stadium as construction continued on the $100 million renovation project.

Construction crews began ripping down the building, which had served as the press box for Duke University football games and housed the offices of Duke Sports Medicine. It is expected to be rebuilt over a roughly 18-month period to include luxury suites and club seating.

As part of Wallace Wade's facelift, the track will be removed, the playing field will be lowered and the stands will be extended closer to the field. The open end of the stadium's horseshoe will also be bowled in to bring capacity to just under 44,000.

The project broke ground in November 2014 after Duke's 41-21 win at home over Wake Forest. The university said construction is expected to be completed by the start of the 2016 football season.

Mike Cragg, the university's deputy athletic director, explained the improvements to Wallace Wade are the start of a larger revamp of the school's athletics facilities.

"It's part of a visionary strategic plan for whole athletics department, including basketball, football and Olympic sports," Cragg said. "The upgrade of the football stadium is right at the front of it. We're really excited."

Planned improvements at Cameron Indoor Stadium over the next couple of years include a new lobby, renovated locker rooms and facilities for players and coaches, plus a plaza to connect it with the football stadium and the Yoh Center, which houses the football offices.

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The Dearborn School in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

BOSTONA major battle is coming to a head over the fate of a century-old Boston Public School building that most recently housed the Dearborn Middle School in Roxbury.

The building is scheduled for demolition to make way for the first new school to be built in the city in more than a decade.

Neighborhood residents, property owners and historical preservationists are fighting to save the building, turning in hundreds (they say a thousand) signatures on a petition to save the Dearborn.

The Building And Its History Belong To A Story From Which We Should Be Learning

Perched atop a steep hill on Greenville Street, just blocks from Dudley Square, sits what until June was the Dearborn Middle School.

The exterior of the High School of Practical Arts in Roxbury, circa 1920-1960. (City of Boston Archives)

It first opened in the 1913-14 school year as the High School of Practical Arts for Girls. It was the first public vocational high school purposefully built for girls in Boston.

Barry Gaither, director and curator of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, who works with Bostons Museum of Fine Arts, says it was the largest and most important building built by the schoolhouse department in many years.

Gaither and many neighborhood residents want the building declared a historical landmark that should be preserved.

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The City of Cape Town has admitted that demolition work, to make way for the controversial MyCiTi route, started on four Plumstead properties last year before the project was approved by the council.

The proposed demolition of the properties on Rotherfield, Lympleigh and Waterbury roads was approved a few weeks ago at the full council meeting. But contractors were photographed removing tiles and other features from the house on December 28 2014 and residents want to know how work could start without council approval.

Ian Neilson, mayoral committee member for finance, said last week, The contractor was appointed so that demolition could commence immediately once the final council resolution (was) taken, in an effort to mitigate the ongoing cost of securing the relevant properties, which amounts to approximately R80,000 a month.

Unfortunately, over the festive period, during which many staff members are afforded the opportunity to take annual leave, the incorrect information was given to the contractor to proceed with the preparation for demolition. This is regretted. The preparation for demolition was suspended with immediate effect in anticipation of the final resolution of council.

Neilson said the demolition of property was governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act and followed a comprehensive regulatory process. He confirmed the required steps of public participation were followed and that there were no objections. The proposed demolition was also supported by the sub council. The only outstanding step... was the final council resolution.

But Plumstead residents, including tenants who face eviction now that the leases on their council-owned houses have been terminated to make way for MyCiTi infrastructure, have slammed the city for acting without following due process.

Meanwhile, the Western Cape governments standing committee on transport and public works has agreed that mayoral committee member for Transport for Cape Town Brett Herron and the City of Cape Town be invited to a special meeting at the provincial legislature on February 17 2015.

Cameron Dugmore, ANC MPL, requested the meeting to address concerns about the lack of consultation between the city and affected residents, and to seek clarity on how much of the R4.1 billion that has been allocated from national funding will be used for the South and Main road couplets.

Last week, Dugmore said representatives of the South Road Families Association and Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association, as well as the various taxi associations, would also be invited.

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