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Limestone provides a rocky foundation for new construction
Posted Oct 17, 2011
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Allentown Morning Call
As Allentown begins building a new hockey arena in the downtown area, sinkholes and the cost of dealing with them could impact the project. There are few alternatives when it comes to dealing with the type of cavity-pocked, sinkhole-prone limestone rock formations that are common to Allentown and the Lehigh Valley. "You've got to work with the geology you've got," said Temple geo-physicist Jonathan Nyquist.