Delays continue for some HRM modular units as winter storm approaches
Global News
Modular units for unhoused people that were set to open in Dartmouth more than two weeks ago still aren't ready. There is no timeline for modular units coming to Halifax.
With a pending storm brewing that’s slated to hit the Maritimes this weekend, modular units for unhoused people that were originally set to open in Dartmouth more than two weeks ago still aren’t ready.
Previous estimates from the Halifax Regional Municipality pegged installation to be finished Dec. 20, 2021, but work was still ongoing Tuesday.
A written update provided by the HRM Dec. 17 says they could now be ready for occupancy, pending provincial supports, by “the first week of January.”
The Dartmouth units, which are expected to accommodate 26 people, are located on Alderney Drive.
An HRM spokesperson told Global News Wednesday that “an update is expected this week.”
Meanwhile, the Centennial Pool parking lot in Halifax will house 38 people — down from 44 — when nine units are installed there.
“The timeline for the installation of the modular units will become clearer as we complete the Dartmouth site,” the HRM said in December.
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