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The city is promising the impact to the traveling public will be minimal during the demolition of Downtown Plaza to make room for a new Sacramento Kings arena. But drivers and pedestrians that CBS13 spoke to say they're still worried.
Welcoming the first crews with purple hard hats, demolition prep work for the new Downtown Sacramento arena began Friday morning.
The actual demolition is still weeks away, but crews will begin tearing out wires and asbestos from vacant stores and putting up construction barriers.
Don't look for a wrecking ball when the calendar turns to August. The fires step will be tearing out wires and removing asbestos. Those are jobs that members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local 340 will be hired to complete.
Demolition of the current Downtown Plaza has been on hold until the judgment, but that is likely to begin next week. The team's plan called for the process to begin by the end of this month, and a spokesman said they will give 24-48 hours notice before it starts.
It's the calm before the storm for Downtown Sacramento business owners like Cervantes that are in the bullseye of a planned Sacramento Kings arena.
The Phoenix Suns officially announced the acquisition of point guard Isaiah Thomas on Saturday in a sign-and-trade deal with the Sacramento Kings.
