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Blue Line construction closes part of North Davidson Street

Crews have closed part of North Davidson Street because of “unsuitable” and “unstable” soil. In this picture, workers were painting the supports for the Brookshire Freeway above a portion of the Blue Line extension north of uptown Charlotte where the rear wall of a building collapsed in January. The owner of a small graphics company on North College Street said light-rail construction caused his 1,500 square-foot warehouse to collapse. Richa Graphics is adjacent to the Lynx Blue Line extension.
Crews have closed part of North Davidson Street because of “unsuitable” and “unstable” soil. In this picture, workers were painting the supports for the Brookshire Freeway above a portion of the Blue Line extension north of uptown Charlotte where the rear wall of a building collapsed in January. The owner of a small graphics company on North College Street said light-rail construction caused his 1,500 square-foot warehouse to collapse. Richa Graphics is adjacent to the Lynx Blue Line extension. John D. Simmons jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com

Part of North Davidson Street is closed until June 13 between 36th Street and Craighead Road in east Charlotte.

The emergency closing was needed for construction of the Lynx Blue Line extension, according to Charlotte Department of Transportation.

Unsuitable and unstable soil conditions have been found in construction zones, CDOT reported in announcing the closing. Crews are building elevated tracks near Craighead Road.

A detour has been set up along Craighead Road, North Tryon Street, Matheson Avenue and Jordan Place, according to CDOT.

In January the rear wall of a building collapsed in another Blue Line construction zone. The owner of Richa Graphics, on North College Street, said light-rail construction caused his 1,500 square-foot warehouse to collapse.

Karen Sullivan: 704-358-5532, @Sullivan_kms

This story was originally published May 15, 2016 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Blue Line construction closes part of North Davidson Street."

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