Falmouth Station On Its Way To Watertight

By Elizabeth Saito Falmouth Enterprise

Workmen began repairs to the exterior of the Falmouth Station on Depot Avenue on Wednesday, November 8. The work is expected to wrap up by December, and the station will remain open throughout.

The joints between the bus station’s bricks are deteriorating, allowing moisture to seep into the bricks. The water then freezes and cracks the brickwork, a process known as spalling. Water is also seeping inside around the windows and causing the drywall to rot.

“It’s the first building that many people coming to Falmouth see,” said Wayne H. Lingafelter, executive director of the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, the nonprofit responsible for the historic structure’s upkeep.

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