Dinky Canopy Fell Because Construction Company Didn't Install Supports, Report Says

The canopy of the former Dinky station on University Place collapsed last month because the construction company did not use temporary supports- an industry standard- to hold it up, according to a report in The Daily Princetonian. 

Turner Construction, which is overseeing much of Princeton University's Arts & Transit project, has released a report that shows that the canopy structure had deteriorated, something that hadn't been apparent earlier. 

The Dinky station demolition was subcontracted to two firms: LVI Demolition Services inc. (canopy demolition) and to EIC Associates, Inc. (platform demolition), according to the report. 

The canopy collapsed late in the afternoon on  Sept. 19 and toppled onto the bed of the train tracks. No one was hurt. 

The area was being used as a construction zone at the time. The station was relocated several hundred feet down the line in August as part of the University's $300 million Arts & Transit project.

Princeton Council is expected to discuss the report at its meeting on Oct. 28.