City presents demolition plan at City Hall’s last true business day

The demolition of El Paso's City Hall to clear the way for theTriple-Abaseball stadium is just a few weeks away.

Tuesday,city engineers presented council with a plan for how the blast will go.

City engineer Alan Shubert says Tuesday is really the last day you can access City Hall as a governmentbuilding because fromnow on it will more of a construction zone.

Shubert presented a first look at what will be considered theExclusion Zone.It includes a500-footradius aroundCity Hall. Thatarea will be blocked off a few hours before demolition.

Even though there are some homes and apartments in the area, Shubert said there won't be any mandatory evacuations. For those who live in the area, the city is asking that you close your windows and doors and don't run yourair conditioningon April14.

"People are welcome to stay home if they want to. We just want them to stayinside. Wedon't want them exposed to that dust cloud," said Shubert.

CityHallis almost empty as employees back up boxes and vacate their offices.

One clever employee sprawled, "Tomorrow, I will not be here" on an office white board.

WhileInterstate 10and the railroad will shut down temporarily, Shubert said they don't want to close the roads earlier than they have to and will open back up as soon as all of the dust can be cleared.

According to Shubert, wind maybe a factor because of the dust but it will not prohibit the demolition. "There is no maximum wind speed. We can take this building down in any of our wind events without having an issue," said Shubert.

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City presents demolition plan at City Hall's last true business day