Concrete issues at Civic Center parking lot causes concerns, forces closures of stalls

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Work is underway to fix issues at the Honolulu Civic Center parking structure. But some said the improvement can’t come soon enough, as concrete has already fallen and damaged cars.

Dozens of stalls at the Honolulu Civic Center’s underground parking lot are taped off. Some of them have chunks of concrete missing from the ceiling above. It’s called spalling, a common issue in Hawaii.

“You got a lot of condo buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, apartment buildings that are made out of reinforced concrete; there’s spalling conditions,” said Lance Luke, Construction Management Inspection. “If not now, it’s going to be soon.”…

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