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Monday, January 07, 2008

Final steel beam put in place at art museum

Video by Seth M. Gitner

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A few hundred people watched from Market Street in downtown Roanoke today as the last steel I-beam was bolted into place at the new Art Museum of Western Virginia.

Steelworkers guided the 1,500-pound beam into place shortly before 11 a.m.,  following several speeches from local and state officials, including Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris and Virginia Secretary of Education Thomas Morris.

Work will now proceed on the museum walls, roof and interior. The target opening date is November 2008.

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