VAMC estimates line break will cost $2 million

July 26, 2014 VAMC estimates line break will cost $2 million

By Wendy Holdren Register-Herald Reporter The Register-Herald Sat Jul 26, 2014, 12:01 AM EDT

BECKLEY

Officials at the Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center said damages caused by a main water line break on the first floor last month will cost an estimated $2 million in repairs.

The water main broke about 6:20 p.m. June 30, flooding the first floor as well as the elevator shaft into the basement.

Debbie Voloski, public affairs officer at the Beckley VA, said clinics on that floor were canceled the day after the flooding, but those clinics have since been relocated to other areas of the hospital.

There was extensive damage to the floor and the walls on the first floor, as well as the furnishings and the IT equipment, Voloski said. We are still in the initial phases of recovery.

She said a company has been hired to bring the facility back to its previous state, and the estimated completion for the remodeling and repairs is eight to 12 weeks.

E-mail: wholdren@register-herald.com

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VAMC estimates line break will cost $2 million