Massachusetts' officials are bracing for a lengthy recovery process following the March 26 fatal collapse during demolition of a section of a hulking Brutalist-era parking garage in Boston. JDC Demolition was razing the Government Center structure to make way for a 410,000-sq-ft life-sciences complex, when a multistory portion near the top failed, killing 51-year-old operating engineer Peter Monsini.
In the wake of the incident, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shut down key portions of the Green and Orange subway lines that run below the garage. MBTA says it could take days to assess possible subway tunnel damage and fully restore "T" service, currently replaced by shuttle buses.
Meanwhile, officials at Boston’s Inspectional Services Dept. are reviewing plans put forward by the developer and its contractors to stabilize the garage. Once the structure is stable, MBTA safety and engineering experts can descend into the subway to inspect the tunnels for any movement or damage.
MBTA总经理史蒂夫·波夫塔克（Steve Poftak）告诉WBZ-TV：“显然，我们发生了一场可怕的悲剧。”“发生的事情是大量碎片落在隧道的顶部。因此，首先，我们需要确保该站点安全地让员工进入并实际检查这些隧道。”
分阶段拆除
The phased demolition, which has been underway for more than five years as part of the $1.5-billion mixed-use Bullfinch Crossing, was “engineered by leading industry experts and executed by some of the premier contractors in the region,” said a spokesperson for the project’s developer, HYM Investment Group and National Real Estate Advisors.
波士顿先驱报道说，事故发生在下午5:30，当时车库的九楼在蒙西尼（Monsini）的统治下，援引波士顿消防专员杰克·登普西（Jack Dempsey）为由。蒙西尼（Monsini）是马萨诸塞州梅德韦（Medway）的国际运营工程师联盟20年的资深人士，正在经营挖掘机。
The collapse sent Monsini and tons of concrete tumbling roughly 100 ft to the ground. The Boston Police Dept. is handling the death investigation, with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigating the incident as well, according to a BPD spokesperson.
Hym和国家房地产顾问在一份声明中说：“我们正在与调查人员完全合作，以收集所有事实，以对所发生的事情做出真正的决心。”
除了停止拆除外，开发人员还暂时停止了在先前清理车库站点的一个正在建造的办公大楼上的内部工作。
JDC Demolition and the project’s general contractor, John Moriarty & Associates, did not return calls for comment.
波士顿历史上运行时间最长的拆除项目，大规模政府中心车库的拆除于2017年开始，并有望在致命事件发生之前于今年晚些时候完成。
Space for New Towers
复杂的拆除项目的目的是通过拆除部分庞大的车库来腾出空间来腾出新塔楼和其他新开发项目的空间，即使在将较小的车库中的一个较小的车库保持着1,159个空间。开发商发言人说，即使事故发生后，该部分仍在使用中。
拆除工作人员此前曾撤出过部分车库的部分，为公寓塔，萨德伯里（Sudbury），于2020年开业，以及目前正在建造的新办公大楼。
Local 4的一份声明说，孟西尼是“对我们许多人的好朋友，……将被遗憾地错过。”
The union is offering grief counseling to its members and their families.
