In a 6-0 vote following a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special-permit modification allowing EB to extend construction hours from the current 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday to 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, according to City Planner Leslie Creane. EB had sought to extend the hours to 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday. Creane said EB’s vice president for real estate and facilities, Joe Drake, had suggested the reduction in the hours EB originally requested as “a compromise.” During the hearing, members of the public spoke about the impact the construction has had on their neighborhood, citing the effects of noise and drilling that they said has caused foundations to crack. Power said the project, the centerpiece of an $850 million expansion, should be completed in 2023.
