Recovery of two New Orleans construction workers from Hard Rock Hotel likely to begin Monday

The bodies of two dead construction workers are finally coming home.

Nine months after the nightmarish collapse of a new Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, the remains of Quinnyon Wimberly and Jose Ponce Arreola are expected to be retrieved next week, CNN reported on Friday.

The city building crumpled on Oct. 12, 2019, killing Arreola, 63, and Wimberly, 26, while also injuring dozens of others. The body of 49-year-old worker Anthony Magrette was recovered soon after the collapse, according to New Orleans TV station WWL.

Although officials were able to retrieve the remains of Magrette, Wimberly and Arreola — who are located between the eighth and 10th floors — have been entombed in the ruins for nearly a year.

New Orleans officials and developers reportedly have been discussing the safest way to extricate the corpses.

“[New Orleans Fire Department] Chief [Tim] McConnell has informed me it takes about four to five days usually,” stated city spokesman Beau Tidwell.

In June, construction crews began demolishing several nearby buildings as a precaution. The next project involves removing an original crane that was imploded a week after the accident.

Outraged residents demanded the immediate removal of the corpses in January after a tarp that had been obscuring one body blew away, exposing the victim’s remains to the public, according to CNN.

Macabre photos of the victim’s legs sticking out of the tangled metal began circulating on Twitter, which prompted mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office to urge people from posting them online.

The eyesore has incurred the wrath of many New Orleans residents who view the hotel as a daily grim reminder of death.

“For about a year I’ve been hearing too many different delays about when they’re going to implode it or not, said local business owner Hassam Salem. “I definitely need to see it to believe it. I definitely have to see it to believe it.”

The demolition tab, which is reportedly being picked up by the Hard Rock’s owner, is expected to hit $8.4 million, according to WWL. The site is expected to be cleared by October.