According to The Real Deal, Miami Beach recently shut down construction sites for failing to follow social distancing guidelines. The city of Miami has also issued an emergency order requiring that all construction workers wear masks. Miami-Dade County may follow along. Construction work continues in Florida but rules that vary by city and county are making it hard to stay in compliance. Residents who live near the sites are also concerned about their own safety.
Marcelo Tenenbaum, a principal at Blue Road, said regulations surrounding construction are complicated, especially since some jobs require workers to be closer than six feet apart. Blue Road’s hotel redevelopment at 1775 James Avenue in Miami Beach was among the two large projects ordered to suspend construction on Wednesday after failing to comply with CDC guidelines. The other was the condo tower 57 Ocean in Miami Beach.
“How can we comply with the safety rules while working? There are some tasks that require people working closely together,” Tenenbaum said.
Miami developer Sergio Pino shut down his site at 850 LeJeune Road when two workers tested positive for Covid-19, only to reopen the project the following week, saying that he couldn’t be the only developer to shut down “because if we do that the workers will go to other locations, and that defeats the purpose.”
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