Working on an apartment building in downtown Tampa was stalled, which the concerns spoke after a crane collapsed in St. Pete last year during the Hurrikan Milton.
Tampa, Florida – an inactive crane sitting in the city center of Tampa, has some people in the middle of the hurricane season with the peak time.
Working on a house in Florida Avenue and the Zack Street were stalled.
Near workers like John Fitzgibbons said that it was a break since October 2023 and could worry that it could represent a security concern after another crane in the city center of St. Pete collapsed during the Hurrikan Milton.
“It would be really nice to know what exactly is going on,” said Fitzgibbons, a lawyer whose lawyer is nearby in the Tampa Theater Building.
The crane sits in a parking garage and is located next to a hotel that was once a federal court.
A spokesman for the city states that the owner of the crane, Kast Construction, communicates with the employees and that the company confirmed in the past week that it passed the inspection in connection with the OSHA requirements and the manufacturer's specifications.
The inspection is based on a security assessment of third -party providers.
“The city's protocol for active construction sites: If we know that a storm is approaching, we ask the locations to secure all equipment (including cranes) and to stick to their hurricane preparation plan,” said Jennifer Holton, the city's communication coordinator for development and economic opportunities.
Fitzgibbons said that the building of the building stalls, he would like to see how the crane will be removed. If not, he would like to answer more if the construction can be resumed to avoid potential threats.
In St. Pete Last year, a crane collapse was triggered, which aimed to improve cran safety.
It calls on companies to secure devices and cranes within 24 hours after the expected effects of a storm. To the other legal requirements, a hurricane preparation plan that a city spokesman from Kast Construction provided.
At the moment, some employees hope that the efforts to improve security can bring people to safety.
“I think if there is evidence that this was a risk in St. Pete and caused damage, we should learn from it and simply apply it to the future,” said a worker nearby.
10 Tampa Bay News contacted Kast Construction to get a comment and will update this article as soon as an answer has been given.