SUMC Renewal Project: 10 Day Look Ahead 11.30.12

Join Our List

Find out more

Visit our website

Find us on:

Hoover Pavilion Open House
RSVP To read the latest Inside Stanford Medicine article about the Hoover Pavilion, click here

10 Day Look Ahead: Renewal Project Construction Activities

The Stanford University Medical Center Renewal Project, which will expand Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, rebuild Stanford Hospital, modernize Hoover Pavilion, and replace School of Medicine laboratories, is underway. Below is a summary of the Renewal Project's anticipated construction activities, hours of activity, and any affected lane or road closures over the next 10 days. Please click here to subscribe to our 10 day look aheads, which will be emailed every Friday and archived on the Renewal Project website.

Please note that that the scope of work and dates of work are subject to change without notice, especially due to weather impacts.

Welch Road Utility Project

August 2011-September 2013

One of the first steps in the effort to expand Packard Children's Hospital and rebuild Stanford Hospital includes utility work and surface improvements. The Welch Road Utility Project includes: replacing utility services and information technology infrastructure along Welch and Quarry Roads to serve the new hospital facilities once they are built; the widening of Welch Road; replacement of sidewalks, curbs and gutters; planting of new street trees and installation of planted medians and street lighting.

Note: Access to the Emergency Room will be maintained at all times.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (12/1-12/2)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 3:30 pm

No work is scheduled to occur this weekend.

Weekday work (12/3-12/7)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 5:30 pm

Excavation work will continue for the communication vault work on outboard Welch Rd. This is occurring near the properties of 900, 770, 700 and 730 Welch.

In order to facilitate this work, the crosswalk located closest to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has been moved to 730 Welch. The crosswalk will move back to its previous location neat 750/770 Welch on 12/8. Please follow the pedestrian detour signs for your safety.

Gas line excavation will continue next week on Welch Road. This work requires boring and the use of a vacuum truck. All work is being coordinated directly with the affected properties. Activation of the new gas main will occur on Welch Road next week. Some shutdowns will be required and are currently being coordinated by the City of Palo Alto with each affected property.

Trenching will continue in the Welch/Quarry intersection. Some work may occur outside of the construction fencing. Flaggers will be present as needed and traffic will continue to have thru access.

Soil will be off hauled from the 'dog leg' at North Pasteur and Welch Rd, weather permitting.

Please be cautious of construction trucks entering the road. Access to the Emergency Room will be maintained at all times.

What to expect next weekend (12/8-12/9)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 5:30 pm

No work is scheduled to occur next weekend.

New Stanford Hospital Facility (Make-Ready Site)

March 2012-March 2013

The New Stanford Hospital facility site prep (known as the 'Make-Ready' site) includes surface demolition and utility work on North Pasteur Drive, and the demolition of Parking Structure 3 and 1101 Welch in order to make way for the new hospital facilities.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (12/1-12/2)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 7 pm

No work is scheduled to occur this weekend.

Weekday work (11/19-11/21)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

Work will continue to demolish Parking Structure 3 (PS-3), the former patient and visitor parking lot. The parking structure must be removed, followed later this year with the demolition of 1101 Welch Road, in order to make way for the new hospital facilities.

In order to demolish the building, large excavators are being used to take apart the parking garage starting at the top level and crunching the material down to ground level. This process will continue one bay at a time until the structure is completely down.

During heavy demolition activities, there will be noise and vibration near the site. This work will be monitored very closely to help mitigate any impacts inside of the hospital. Infection control measures are in place and will be checked continuously in order to ensure the health and safety of our patients, employees and visitors. Heavy demolition activities are scheduled to be completed in three weeks.

Emergency egress inside of the Stanford Hospital & Clinics D, E, and F Pods will adjusted beginning 12/3. A newly constructed sidewalk to Wang Plaza will be used for emergency egress will be used instead of the Promenade.

Work will occur outside of the fences at North Pasteur and the service drive and at North Pasteur and Kaplan Drive (weather permitting) to raise man holes to grade and perform some patch paving work.

Trucks will be off-hauling dirt from the site next week.

Work in the Promenade will continue including exit path construction along with ramp and stair installation.

What to expect next weekend (12/8-12/9)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

No work is scheduled to occur next weekend.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Expansion

September 2012-December 2016

The Packard Children's Hospital expansion, which will expand Packard's ability to care for children and expectant mothers, is underway. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2016.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (12/1-12/2)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 3:30 pm

Work is scheduled to occur on Saturday and Sunday, pending weather conditions. Contractors will be working on the lift station and performing WRUP tie-ins at the north end of the tunnel.

Weekday work (12/3-12/7)

Hours of Construction Activity: 6 am - 6 pm

Next week, piping work will occur at the end of the tunnel.

Intermittent dirt off haul will occur from the Packard Expansion site through the end of January.

Utility work will continue near the Stanford Hospital & Clinics side of the Falk Building. Access to the Falk Building will be maintained at all times via the Stanford Hospital side of the building. Pedestrian detour signage is in place.

Access to the rear entrance of Packard Children's will remain open throughout construction.

What to expect next weekend (12/8-12/9)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 3:30 pm

Piping work is scheduled to continue at the north end of the tunnel next weekend.

Hoover Pavilion Modernization

August 2011-July 2013

Construction is underway to restore Hoover Pavilion, the original Palo Alto Hospital, in order to accommodate modern medicine and create a cohesive expansion to the Medical Center campus.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (12/1-12/2)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

Work will continue over the weekend on the Hoover Pavilion site.

Weekday work (12/3-12/7)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

Work to complete the interiors of the Pavilion and wrap up site work will continue early next week.

On Thursday, 12/6, an Open House event will take place at the Pavilion from 10 am-12 noon. Tours of the new facility will take place following the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. The Hoover Pavilion will open for operations on Monday, 12/17.

Foundation work for the new parking garage will continue. Wall forming will continue for the garage.

What to expect next weekend (12/8-12/9)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

Work will continue on the Hoover Pavilion site next weekend.

General Reminders

Motorists: please be mindful of sharing the road with bicyclists.

Consider alternatives to driving, including Stanford's free Marguerite shuttle, biking, carpooling, and transit. Try the do-it-yourself commute planning tool.

Cyclists: please be mindful of sharing the sidewalk with pedestrians. Those who choose not to share the road and use the sidewalks must walk their bicycles.

Pedestrians must use the new designated crosswalks on Welch Road. Jaywalking is illegal and especially unsafe in active construction areas. Maps with new pedestrian crosswalks are available at www.SUMCRenewal.org. Thank you!

Questions?

You can find the most up to date information on the Renewal Project website at www.SUMCRenewal.org.

You can also sign up for project email notices on the website. For additional information regarding site work, email the Renewal Project at info@sumcrenewal.org or call the 24-hour Construction Hotline: (650) 701-SUMC (7862).