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Ypsilanti Freighthouse construction gears up for summer

The redevelopment of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse is asserting itself in Depot Town now that construction crews are stabilizing the structure.

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Construction workers will be able to do some heavy lifting on the Ypsilanti Freighthouse this summer now that they're literally laying the foundation for it this spring.

Workers are currently laboring away on the first phase of the $500,000 redevelopment project. That phase includes restoring foundation stone and pouring concrete piers to support new steel beams that will serve as the building's rib cage.

"That will stabilize the building," says Ed Penet, chair of the building committee for the Friends of Ypsilanti Freighthouse.

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