Troubles With The New Library in Indianapolis

Bob Cox points the way to a nasty back and forth in Indianapolis. The contractor responsible for building an underground garage for the Central Library expansion blamed gaping holes and cracks in the concrete on design flaws outside its control.

Football-size holes that expose metal reinforcements are widespread in the concrete foundation of the library’s Central Branch project — defects that have brought construction on the $102.7 million expansion to a standstill.