At about 8:30 Thursday morning a loud bang was heard on Santa Monica Blvd as construction workers arrived to work at the John Reed Fitness location at Santa Monica Blvd.
An officer on the scene spoke off the record, – the driver of the truck that demolished the light pole in front of the bus stop at Westmount and Santa Monica Blvd spoke only in Spanish. A sheriff on the scene was able to translate to the other deputies.
It appears the construction worker was headed west on Santa Monica Blvd and attempted to make a U-turn at Westmount drive. The driver lost control of the vehicle and took out the light pole. There were no injuries.
The construction worker, and his truck were filled with materials. It appears the driver was on the way to work at the John Reed Fitness center.
John Reed Fitness, which has been under construction for almost two years has met many delays. Construction teams have told WEHOville that delays and changes in personnel at City Hall has caused delays in moving the project faster. The new fitness center is expected to open in 1st quarter of 2023.
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“John Reed Fitness, which has been under construction for almost two years has met many delays.”
24 hour fitness closed in November 2021. It hasn’t even been 1 year…
While you are always ‘the smartest guy in the room’, you are ill informed. John Reed had the lease the year prior, with plans submitted to city hall the year prior, and they allowed 24 hour to stay pending permit approval. You can call construction begins at the start of demo, but to me construction begins with the submission of plans. It took almost a year to get through City Hall, – approvals, and when achieved John Reed was given 60 days to leave. The construction team, management, and all parties were in sync from lease signing to submission of… Read more »
Lol
“……changes in personnel at City Hall has caused delays in moving the project faster.”—-UGGGGGHHHHH, when will all of those extremely high paid staff at city hall get it together????? In the corporate world, they’d be fired. It’s honestly pathetic.