To date, crews working to transform the once-doomed Michigan Central Station into Ford’s Detroit campus have removed 227,000 gallons of water from the basement, 3,600 cubic yards of … The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. All rights reserved (About Us). Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). Restoration work has continued at the Michigan Central train station in Detroit following a state-mandated stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus. To date, crews working to transform the once-doomed Michigan Central Station into Ford’s Detroit campus have removed 227,000 gallons of water from the basement, 3,600 cubic yards of debris and reduced the long-vacant building’s saturation from 50 to 20 percent. The automaker says it still has plans to remove 1,200 feet of cornice around the top of the building, and restore 1,184 tower windows “to preserve the station’s historic appearance.”, “Scaffolding will be erected around the 15-floor tower, beginning in June, followed by the Grand Lobby in the fall,” the automaker writes in an accompanying news release. Work on the project stopped for seven weeks due to a statewide stay-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The automaker plans to spend about $740 million on renovations to buildings that will soon make up its Corktown campus, after purchasing the long-vacant Michigan Central Station for $90 million back in June. "While the virus has impacted our project in some ways due to availability of the workforce, materials and logistics, there hasn't been any fundamental shifts to our overall development plan," said Ford spokeswoman Christina Twelftree. Artisan work in the waiting room, concourse and arcade will either be removed, restored or replicated. Restoration work has continued at the Michigan Central train station in … Kyle Burleson, executive director for the authority, told the magazine that the main goal is to “figure out what it would cost then determine where we go from there.”. DETROIT – Restoration work is moving ahead at the Michigan Central train station in Detroit despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus. All rights reserved (About Us). The building closed in 1988 due to a decline in ridership. Crews will clean the Guastavino tiles that can be restored and replace the ones that need replacing. Help fund crucial watchdog journalism. The station contains 650,000 square feet of space out of Ford's total 1.2-million-square-foot inventory in Corktown. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. The train station itself is costing $350 million to renovate. Subscribe to MLive.com. Update on historic train station’s transformation into Ford’s Detroit campus, Detroit’s iconic train station in 8 interesting facts, Future of Ford’s train station comes alive with light and sound show, Amtrak service reportedly being explored for Detroit’s Michigan Central Station. As of now, the automaker says the final phase of work will focus on finishing and restoring the interior to get it ready for its 2022 public opening. Once the project is complete, Ford will move about 2,500 employees into the once-doomed train station by 2022, and touts that Michigan Central Station will serve as the future “centerpiece” for its new Detroit-based campus. Ford says that crews will use original drawings and blueprints as reference when making the molds to replicate the artisan pieces. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Amtrak service reportedly being explored for Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, Ford paid $90M for once-doomed Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Ford offers look, update on work at historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Related: Ford offers look, update on work at historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit. “We installed a temporary roof to protect the arches from further deterioration and we will now be working to install a new copper roof.”, Related: Ford to move 2,500 employees into train station as it ramps up EV global presence. Officials with Ford, Ford Land and construction firm Christman-Brinker were on hand for a walkthrough and look at the progress Thursday, May 23 at the 600,000-square-foot building. Bridge Magazine reported earlier this year that the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority commissioned a $30,000 feasibility study on if Amtrak could return services to the iconic station. Subscribe to MLive.com. With all that said, this only represents the first of three phases of work after it all started six months ago back in December. DETROIT, MI — Restoration work is moving ahead at the Michigan Central train station, the 105-year-old building that once handled all of Detroit’s passenger rail … Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.