The Buildings Department said the contractor did not abide by the requirement to stop pedestrians from walking below the crane as it lifted the materials.
An encounter with the police, who stop pedestrians and motorists on little or no pretext, is most often resolved with an unofficial "fine."
The process of stopping pedestrians and bus riders is portrayed as uncomfortable for both sides.
What was the difference between stopping pedestrians and stopping cars?
The troops were stopping pedestrians and car drivers and searching them for cameras.
Others quickly blocked intersections and stopped pedestrians from crossing.
The police stopped both pedestrians and vehicles for 20 minutes along the motorcade route.
They stop pedestrians and vehicles from crossing a junction where another thing has the right of way to cross.
The order also gave security forces vast powers to stop vehicles and pedestrians in the city of 70,000 people.
The police can and do stop vehicles and pedestrians to check papers, particularly late at night.