Cape Girardeau City Hall project moving forward

Note: This story has been updated from a previous version.

Cape Girardeau's future City Hall project is moving along, said Phil Penzel, CEO of Penzel Construction in Jackson.

The Common Pleas Courthouse and former public library downtown will be remodeled and joined by a connecting building, with a parking garage added, to create City Hall.

Last week, demolition began on a 1959 addition to the former Carnegie Library, exposing the original exterior.

Penzel said a major portion of the foundation is complete, and precast beams will soon arrive to continue construction.

This rendering shows the future Cape Girardeau City Hall, seen from Spanish Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.Courtesy of Penzel Construction

A connecting building will join the library and courthouse, as shown in the rendering.

A parking garage behind the library will serve construction crews well, providing both additional parking and staging areas, Penzel said.

"That's going along really well," he added.

Crews will soon begin tuckpointing and repairing brick on the courthouse and library, Penzel said.