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<blockquote data-quote="dangerousdaneerfan" data-source="post: 129560189" data-attributes="member: 1746613">MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Results of asbestos testing from the WVU Coliseum are expected Saturday.Contractors working on a $15 million dollar renovation made a suspicious discovery “encapsulated in an inaccessible area above ceilings in entrances to the restrooms ringing the concourse, and did not pose a health hazard to any individuals within the building,” according to WVU Director of Environment Health and Safety, John Principe.The coliseum was closed to the public in mid March for the summer.However, some of the WVU Athletics Department staff members were able to continue work in office space.An undisclosed number of athletic department staff members and construction workers were immediately excused from the 46-year-old building as a precaution.In 1999, a year-long asbestos abatement process in exposed areas of the coliseum including the arena closed the coliseum.WVU commencement activities are scheduled for May 14 and 15. Following testing results and assessments, university officials will determine if those ceremonies will have to be relocated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dangerousdaneerfan, post: 129560189, member: 1746613"] [B]MORGANTOWN, W.Va.[/B] — Results of asbestos testing from the WVU Coliseum are expected Saturday. Contractors working on a $15 million dollar renovation made a suspicious discovery “encapsulated in an inaccessible area above ceilings in entrances to the restrooms ringing the concourse, and did not pose a health hazard to any individuals within the building,” according to WVU Director of Environment Health and Safety, John Principe. The coliseum was closed to the public in mid March for the summer. However, some of the WVU Athletics Department staff members were able to continue work in office space. An undisclosed number of athletic department staff members and construction workers were immediately excused from the 46-year-old building as a precaution. In 1999, a year-long asbestos abatement process in exposed areas of the coliseum including the arena closed the coliseum. WVU commencement activities are scheduled for May 14 and 15. Following testing results and assessments, university officials will determine if those ceremonies will have to be relocated. [/QUOTE]

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