Post by Kev on Jan 20, 2004 8:01:34 GMT -5
The new Unity development will see the old Rumford Court building replaced by a £60m luxury flat scheme. Project leaders say they expect the road closure to last a week.
Construction teams will tonight bring in a crane to begin demolition work, which is expected to take 20 weeks.
The 27- storey development, which will be a mixture of commercial space and flats in two towers, will be completed by 2006.
A spokesman for Rumford Investments said: "Obviously, with any development of this high quality there will be some disruptions.
"Whatever the short-term problems, in the long term this building will be befitting to Liverpool as it comes up to Capital of Culture.
"This is yet another example of Liverpool's ambition.
Construction teams will tonight bring in a crane to begin demolition work, which is expected to take 20 weeks.
The 27- storey development, which will be a mixture of commercial space and flats in two towers, will be completed by 2006.
A spokesman for Rumford Investments said: "Obviously, with any development of this high quality there will be some disruptions.
"Whatever the short-term problems, in the long term this building will be befitting to Liverpool as it comes up to Capital of Culture.
"This is yet another example of Liverpool's ambition.
