Investigations have begun to determine the cause of thecollapse. And, as a result of that collapse, a similar wall on thebuilding's other side, which faces the San Antonio River, will berazed.

"The project is going forward," a contact with the hotel'sdeveloper, La Mansion Ltd. But work won't resume until on-siteinvestigations are completed and the site is cleaned up. "Hopefullyas soon as possible," the contact says. "Once they take down theother wall and clean everything up they can get back moving along."The opening date for the $25-million project was to have beenNovember 2003.

Lyda Builders, the project's San Antonio-based contractor, islooking into the collapse as is OSHA, which had representatives onthe scene Thursday. Two people injured by the collapse were listedin stable condition Thursday at San Antonio hospitals. Aconstruction worker was admitted to Brooke Army Medical Center anda pedestrian to University Hospital. For previous story, clickhere

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