Earthquake repairs to Washington National Cathedral could last another decade

From ACNS-

The earthquake that struck the Washington DC area in August 2011 caused an estimated $34 million [USD, approximately £25.1 million GBP] in damage to Washington National Cathedral. More than six years later, less than half of those repairs are done, and the remaining work could take another decade to complete. Progress is being made, however, and the Episcopal cathedral last month received a year-end donation from a foundation that will allow it to embark this spring on the next phase of repairs.

This latest $1.5 million project will focus on the structure around an interior courtyard, which is the last part of the cathedral still closed to the public. “It took 83 years to build this place,” Kevin Eckstrom, the cathedral’s chief communications officer, said. “We’ve had scaffolding on the outside of our building more than we have not. In some ways, we’re kind of used to it.”

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