(Washington, DC) - The DC Office of Property Management (OPM) today announced longer construction hours for the renovation of Eastern Market. Starting Wednesday, January 28, the work-period will be extended from 3:30 pm to midnight, Monday through Friday, and 6 am to 3:30 pm on Saturdays. The majority of the work will take place within the historic Eastern Market itself. The first three weeks will be the most intensive. Neighbors may hear the sound of small bobcat tractors backing up outside the building and dumping concrete from the inside of the building. The extended schedule will continue until about May.

The construction hours have been extended so that OPM can complete the Eastern Market reconstruction by the original June deadline. The project has been slowed due to a couple of unforeseen obstacles including the badly deteriorated flooring of the south hall.