August 2011-October 2012
The Packard Children's Hospital expansion site prep (known as the 'Make-Ready' site) includes the demolition of 701 & 703 Welch and the construction of a shoring wall and utility tunnel in preparation for the Packard Children's expansion.
This week's activities:
What to expect this weekend (4/7-4/8)
Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 3:30 pm
Work will occur on Saturday, 4/7 to off haul dirt from the Make-Ready site. Some utility work (electrical, water) will also occur in front of the Falk Building. No impacts are anticipated.
Weekday work (4/9-4/13) Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 5 pm
The steel bridge installation near the Day Hospital and Imaging will continue. This installation work should be complete later next week. Coordination is under way with the Imaging Department to minimize impacts to the hospital.
Foundation work is under way for the new utility tunnel. This work includes installing rebar, pouring concrete and drilling piles. Excavation of the new Make-Ready site will continue. Note: this work requires extra shifts on the Make-Ready site (see above hours of activity).
Work to remove and off haul the top layers of soil from the site will also continue. As excavation work occurs, please be mindful of additional hauling trucks entering the road. The retrofit the chilled water line in the tunnel will also continue next week.
An additional cherry tree (closest to the electrical vault) near Falk will be removed next week. Cherry trees removed during construction will be replaced.
Work to install the fourth row of tie-backs against the hospital (parallel to the operating rooms) is complete.
Installation of shoring walls will continue on site.
Wood fencing will be removed near the Psychiatry building at 401 Quarry Road on 4/12 and 4/13. This work will accommodate future parking for the Packard Children's expansion contractors. Tree relocation is scheduled to occur at the site the following week.
Access to the rear entrance of Packard Children's will remain open throughout construction.
What to expect next weekend (4/14-4/15) Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 3:30 pm
Foundation work will continue for the new utility tunnel; off-hauling of soil will also occur.
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