Homeowners in east Louisville are picking up the pieces, after blasting at the new Veterans Administration hospital left craters in houses on Tuesday.
During blasting at the site off Brownsboro Road, fragments of sediment and rock landed on the Watterson Expressway and onto nearby homes and property, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Construction was stopped for Tuesday night, but crews were back at work on Wednesday morning. Blasting has been halted for now, but some neighbors are questioning their safety.
The VA hospital site and the blasting is five minutes from a home that had a large rock go through the roof and landed in the kitchen damaging a glass-top stove.
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers said blasting on the site is suspended indefinitely, but the cause of the incident still remains under investigation.
Residents near the VA hospital development say the blasting contractor, HTA Enterprises, surveyed the neighborhood informing them of blasting prior to breaking ground.
The Army Corps says there is no timeline of when the investigation will be clear, but construction will resume with safety remaining a large focus.
Anyone who believes damage occurred to their home, property or vehicle is asked to contact by email USACE Public Affairs at LOUVAMCconstruction@usace.army.mil.
Source: WDRB
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