IT MAY BE WEEKS BEFORE THE TRAVELODGE AT I-40 AT TRAMWAY IS ABLE TO REOPEN, AFTER CITY INSPECTORS FIND TERRIBLE CONDITIONS. SAFE CITY STRIKE FORCE DIRECTOR JOE MARTINEZ TELLS 770 KKOB THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HAVE TO BE REBUILT.
MARTINEZ SAYS INSPECTORS FOUND DANGEROUS STAIRWAYS AND WATER DRIPPING ONTO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE BUILDING HAD TO BE EVACUATED. HE SAYS MOST OF THE PEOPLE STAYING AT THE TRAVELODGE WERE LONG TERM TENANTS.
