Crews continued work at a downtown construction site, more than 24 hours after scaffolding had been identified as “weakened.”

Tourists said they were concerned about traffic and safety near the building after scaffolding began to buckle early Friday afternoon.

“It’s a little bit scary,” tourist Josh Wells said.

Commerce Street between Soledad and North Flores streets has been closed since Friday as crews deconstructed the scaffold from top to bottom.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said he expects all of the scaffolding will need to be taken down.

“The construction company was here,” McManus said, “and I suspect that they’ve secured everything until they get it all taken down.”

The closure of a prominent downtown road occurred at the same time as a busy weekend in San Antoni

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