As Boston's deadline to batten down the hatches at construction sites inched closer, city official expected full compliance with an order issued March 16 by Mayor Martin J. Walsh (D) to halt construction in the city aimed at preventing coronavirus from spreading. It gave contractors and owners until March 23 to secure projects and install skeleton crews to keep sites safe for the remainder of the suspension.
"We expect all sites that fall under our guidance to comply," Lisa Timberlake, a spokeswoman for the city's Inspectional Services Dept., told ENR on March 23.