PHOTO GALLERY: Construction work under way in Columbia

January 23, 2013 | 9:12 p.m. CST

Construction continues at various sites in Columbia on Wednesday. Work at Brookside Apartments at College Avenue and Walnut Street is progressing. Stanley Hall at MU is undergoing repairs.

Scott Durham directs traffic during construction on Walnut Street on Wednesday. It was Durham's first day on the job. | Peter Marek

A crane sits at the site of construction site of Brookside Apartments on the corner of Walnut Street and College Avenue where steel framing was being erected Wednesday. | Peter Marek

Construction workers ride a crane's basket to transport tools and supplies from the base of Stanley Hall at MU to the roof on Wednesday. | Peter Marek