10 Day Look Ahead: Renewal Project Construction Activities

Temporary Road Closures Due to Stanford University Construction 

Beginning December 9, 2013, a section of Welch Road (between S. Pasteur Drive and Campus Drive) will be closed for approximately four months. This closure is due to the Stanford Energy System Innovations (SESI) project's ongoing utility construction to serve the Stanford University campus and the new hospitals. Additional partial closures will occur on Roth Way and Quarry Extension. Learn more. 

New Stanford Hospital Facility 

Work is under way to construct the new Stanford Hospital facility in order to accommodate advances in medical technology, increase capacity, and meet new seismic safety standards. The 824,000 square foot hospital includes 368 individual patient rooms, state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment rooms, an expanded Emergency Department, new employee parking structure, five gardens, walking trails and a meditation room. The new hospital is expected to be completed in 2017 and open for patient care in early 2018. 

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Expansion

August 2011-December 2016

The Packard Children's Hospital expansion, which will expand Packard's ability to care for children and expectant mothers, is under way. The new 521,000 square foot facility will add 150 patient beds, more healing spaces, and the latest medical technology. The Packard expansion is scheduled to open in 2016.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (12/7-12/8)

Hours of Construction Activity: 8 am - 6 pm

Rebar installation and site cleanup will continue over the weekend.

Weekday work (12/9-12/13)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 6 pm; off hours dirt off haul will occur

Rebar installation, waterproofing, concrete formwork, and bench cutting work will continue on the Packard expansion site next week.  All work is being closely coordinated with the hospital and is not anticipated to cause noise or vibration. 

The tower crane will be in use to install rebar columns and formwork.

Excavation and dirt off haul will continue next week out of the Quarry gate.

Access to the rear entrance of Packard Children's will remain open throughout construction although some egress detours will be in place.

What to expect next weekend (12/14-12/15)

Hours of Construction Activity: 8 am - 6 pm

Rebar installation and site cleanup will continue next weekend on the Packard expansion site. 

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!

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