I thought I was going CRAZY because I had the same problem with the statue. Then my fiance suggested I come here to solve the problem. He's a huge gamer and definitely knows best! I got the chief to start directing the work when I put her at the bottom of the path. A time comes up now too but I think that might be related to updating the game to version 1.00.04. If you haven't already do so because it's running MUCH smoother AND I'm getting a "Time Until Repaired" which I wasn't getting on the 1.00.03 version. It installed flawlessly too so I highly recommend updating it for anyone who's having statue issues.