City officials have approved a major renovation of the 118-year-old Riverside Market Hall after engineers found that several beams needed urgent repair. The plan will keep the market open in stages, while crews strengthen the roof and renew electrical and drainage systems. The city expects the work to take 18 months, though its final cost has not yet been set.
市政府官员已经批准了一项针对这座拥有118年历史的Riverside Market Hall的大规模翻新工程，此前工程师发现几根承重梁需要紧急维修。 该计划将在施工人员加固屋顶并更新电气与排水系统的同时，分阶段保持市场营业。 市政府预计这项工作需要18个月，尽管其最终成本尚未确定。
The hall’s brick will remain, but the interior will be rearranged to create wider walkways and safer delivery areas. The proposal also adds : rain gardens beside the building and a planted roof designed to absorb . Officials say these changes could reduce flooding on nearby streets, which have repeatedly closed after heavy rain. Some stallholders worry that construction barriers will cut off customers, and the city has promised temporary signs and a rent discount for affected businesses.
该大厅的砖砌外墙将保留，但内部将重新布局，以创造更宽敞的通道和更安全的配送区域。 该提案还增添了绿色基础设施：建筑物旁边的雨水花园以及旨在吸收雨水的绿化屋顶。 官员们表示，这些改造可以减少附近街道的积水，这些街道在暴雨过后曾屡次封闭。 一些摊贩担心施工围挡会阻断客源，对此市政府已承诺为受影响的企业提供临时标牌和租金折扣。
The renovation follows years of debate over whether to repair the building or replace it. A report released last spring found no immediate danger to visitors but warned that continued leaks could weaken key supports. The council approved the project after weeks of public , with members arguing that the hall is both a working market and an important part of the city’s history. A separate of the market’s lease system will give vendors shorter contracts and clearer rules for sharing storage and delivery space.
此次翻新是在经过多年关于是维修该建筑还是将其拆除重建的争论之后进行的。 去年春天发布的一份结构报告发现游客没有面临直接危险，但警告称持续的渗漏可能会削弱关键支撑。 市议会在经过数周的公众审议后批准了该项目，议员们认为该大厅既是一个运营中的市场，也是该市历史的重要组成部分。 对市场租赁系统的独立重组将赋予商贩更短的合同期限，并为共享仓储和配送空间提供更清晰的规则。
The market’s traders have mixed views. “We want the repairs, but we can’t afford to lose a season,” said Mina Patel, who has sold fruit there for 14 years. Officials estimate that the work will have effects on nearby shops as well, because traffic and parking will change during construction. The city says it will publish monthly updates and review complaints, but it has not offered compensation to businesses outside the hall.
市场的商贩们对此看法不一。 “我们希望进行维修，但我们承受不起失去一个销售季的代价，”在那里卖了14年水果的Mina Patel说道。 官员们估计，这项工作也会对附近的店铺产生附带影响，因为施工期间交通和停车情况将会改变。 市政府表示将发布月度更新并处理投诉，但尚未向大厅以外的企业提供赔偿。
The project also arrives as the council considers a of an old rule that limits evening trading, a change that could help vendors recover lost sales once the work is complete. Separately, police are investigating a attempt that used a fake city invoice to target several stallholders; no money is known to have been taken. One vendor was briefly held in after a dispute with a contractor, but was released without charge. City leaders say neither incident is connected to the renovation, which they describe as a long-delayed effort to keep the market safe and economically viable.
该项目出台之际，市议会也在考虑废除一项限制晚间交易的旧规则，这一改变可能有助于商贩在工程完成后弥补失去的销售额。 另外，警方正在调查一起网络钓鱼事件，该事件利用虚假的市政府发票针对多名摊贩，目前已知没有资金被盗。 一名商贩在与承包商发生争执后被短暂扣留，但随后在未被起诉的情况下获释。 市领导表示，这两起事件都与翻新工程无关，他们将该工程描述为一项早已延误的举措，旨在保持市场安全并在经济上可行。
