SUMC Renewal Project: 10 Day Look Ahead 6.28.13

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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 (6/29-6/30)

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

Irrigation, new plantings, and site clean-up may occur on Welch Road over the weekend.

On Sunday, 6/30, work will begin to shift traffic over to the outboard (Stanford Barn) side of Welch Road in order to accommodate patching and repair work. Traffic will be live on outboard Welch on Monday, 7/1. Signage will be in place to assist with way-finding during this time. Click here for more information.

This change will remain in effect until the road permanently re-opens to two-way traffic on Monday, 7/22.

Weekday work (7/1-7/3)*

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

*there will be no work on WRUP from 7/4-7/6 due to the Independence Day holiday

Vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be live on the outboard (Stanford Barn) side of Welch Road by the morning of Monday, 7/1. Signage will be in place to assist with way-finding. This change will remain in effect until Welch Road permanently re-opens to two-way traffic on Monday, 7/22.

Irrigation work, new planting and landscaping work and site cleanup will continue on Welch Rd.

Please be cautious of construction trucks entering the road.

What to expect next weekend (7/6-7/7)

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

No work is scheduled to occur next weekend.

New Stanford Hospital Facility

December 2012- 2018

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.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (6/27-6/28)

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

The demolition of the former Garden Entrance to Stanford Hospital & Clinics will continue. Shoring and tie back work will continue on the New Stanford Hospital construction site. Soil will be off hauled from the site on Saturday, 6/27.

Weekday work (7/1-7/5)

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

Shoring, excavation and tie back work will continue next week.

Demolition work will continue next week in the former Garden Entrance of Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Work will include demolition of the stairwell south of the pods. This work will cause some noise and vibration and is being coordinated closely with the hospital.

Dirt off haul will occur from the NSH site Monday-Wednesday (7/1-7/3) of next week. Please be cautious of trucks entering and exiting the road.

Work will continue to prepare the Pasteur lot near Sand Hill Road for the future home of the NSH construction trailers.

What to expect next weekend (7/6-7/7)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 4 pm

Shoring and tie back work will continue on the site. Soil will be off hauled from the site on Saturday, 7/6.

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 (6/29-6/30)

Hours of Construction Activity: 7 am - 7 pm

Work will continue on the Packard expansion site over the weekend to perform auger cast pile installation, shoring and excavation activities. The tower crane will continued to be installed on the site on Saturday, 6/29.

Soil will be off hauled from the site over the weekend.

Weekday work (7/1-7/5)

Hours of Construction Activity: 6 am - 7 pm

night time off haul next week 4 pm to 12 am

Excavation will occur on the site next week.

Auger cast piles will continue to be installed near Packard Children's Hospital next week. Shoring work will also continue. This drilling work is being closely coordinated with the hospital and is not anticipated to cause noise or vibration.

On Tuesday, 7/2, stockpiling will occur on the site. Soil will be off hauled from the site Tuesday-Thursday of next week (7/2-7/4).

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 (7/6-7/7); Hours of Construction Activity: 6 am - 7 pm

Auger cast piles will continue to be installed near Packard Children's Hospital. Excavation and tie back work will also continue. Soil may be off hauled from the site.

Hoover Garage

May 2012-July 2013

Hoover Pavilion, the original Palo Alto Hospital, has been renovated and opened December 2012 to accommodate modern medicine and create a cohesive extension of the Medical Center campus. The garage will enable additional parking for patients and staff.

This week's activities:

What to expect this weekend (6/29-6/30)

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

Work may occur on site this weekend to construct the parking garage.

Weekday work (7/1-7/5)

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

Concrete precast panels will continue to be delivered next week and panel erection will continue. Panel deliveries and erection will continue through the end of the month.

Construction of the new parking garage is scheduled to be completed this August.

What to expect next weekend (7/6-7/7)

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

Work may occur on the 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).