For the second time in less than two months, Halifax police were called to the Nova Centre construction site in the city’s downtown to deal with two intoxicated men who had climbed to the top of a crane.

The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

“We arrived at the site, talked them down,” says Const. Pierre Bourdages. “They were highly intoxicated so they were taken into custody for public intoxication and also entering on premises where entry is prohibited.”

Two 21-year-old New Glasgow men, Connor Gordon MacKay and Stuart Walker MacDonald, are facing summary offences in connection with the incident.

Two men were arrested at the same construction site in late September.

Construction worker Dave Lewis is working at a different site in the city and says he hasn’t had any incidents, but he says the problem is a common one.

“We do everything we can do. I mean, we put our locks on and lock ourselves out and turn the power off, but at the end of the day, if there’s a will there’s a way,” says Lewis. “If they want to get in, they get in.”

Nova Centre developer Joe Ramia says the security fence is always locked after hours and there is a security officer on site, 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

But the Nova Centre is the largest development in downtown Halifax in decades, spanning two square city blocks, prompting questions over whether tighter security is needed at the site.

“They can post all the signs they want, I mean, this fence, all it takes is a second for the guy to lift the corner up and they’re in,” says Lewis.

Kent MacDonald, whose company provides security for major events in the city, says the developer should take a fresh look at security measures to prevent an accident from happening.

“There definitely could be for sure some liability if it was deemed that they didn’t take the proper measures, the proper precautions to prevent that from happening,” says MacDonald.

Late Monday afternoon, site manager David Rock confirmed his company, EllisDon, plans to boost security immediately.

He says a second security guard will be added to the site and mobile security will be added to drive around the perimeter during the busiest bar hours.

Meanwhile, Halifax Regional Police are still assessing their own deterrents.

“If individuals are willingly trespassing and, you know, and breaking into these sites, we will have to assess that for criminal charges to see if criminal charges are warranted as well,” says Bourdages.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Jayson Baxter