Work crews complete repairs to the heavily damaged main entrance to the Binghamton Boscov department store.
The Court Street entrance was closed for almost seven weeks after a car slammed into the gates and the surrounding brick structure.
The repair project was delayed until the materials needed for the job were available.
A car crashed into the entrance to the Binghamton Boscovs store on August 21, 2022. (Photo: Sharon Nieminski)
Thousands of dollars in damage was caused when a vehicle slammed into the building at the corner of Court and Water streets around 3:30 a.m. on August 21.
Binghamton police did not release information about the circumstances surrounding the accident or whether the woman driving the car has been charged in connection with the incident. Witnesses said they believe the driver was not seriously injured.
Once repair work began, it proceeded in phases. The bricks around the entrance were replaced first. New door frames were put in followed by the installation of glass.
No final estimate for the store repair project has been released.
Repair work at the main entrance to the Boscov store was nearly complete on October 7, 2022. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A man was busy finishing the project on Friday afternoon. He expected the entrance to the store to be operational again on Saturday.
Workers said the goal was to get things back to normal in time for Monday, when large crowds are expected downtown for the annual Columbus Day Parade.
Contact Bob Joseph, WNBF News reporter: bob@wnbf.com or (607) 545-2250. For the latest story development news and updates, follow @BinghamtonNow on Twitter.
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