Fuel Line Installation
Excavation and installation of the underground fuel lines from the tanks to the Fuel Pump Room are underway and anticipated to continue through next week.
Concrete work for the Fuel Pump Room is underway along the south side of the existing South Addition. Crews continue with installing, reinforcing, and placing concrete at these locations.
Demolition of the two-story portion of the South Building is ongoing. This is anticipated to continue through the first week of March.
Installation of reinforcement for the Tower Crane foundation is also underway. All of these activities are expected to create normal levels of construction noise.
Concrete Base Construction
Excavation and installation of shoring for the tower crane concrete base is complete. Micropiles for the foundation have been drilled into place and shoring attached. Installation of reinforcing and anchors will begin next week. A small crane will be setting the anchors in place on March 16, before placement of the concrete pad. Noise from this is expected to be minimal and include engine noises, back up alarms, and heavy equipment tracking around the site.
The Fuel Oil Pump Room concrete work is underway along the south side of the existing South Addition. The Fuel Oil Pump Room is scheduled to be complete and operational by the end of February, early March. Crews continue with forming, installing reinforcing and placing concrete at these locations.
Demolition of the two story portion of the South Building continues with normal levels of construction noise.
Shoring Tomorrow
Sheet shoring panels did not occur on Monday and Tuesday as stated in the last blog post due to unforeseen construction issues, so the work has been rescheduled for tomorrow. The shoring will be done starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning and is expected to be finished by the end of the day. As with the previous removals of these shoring panels, there will be loud banging heard as they pull the panels from the ground and possible vibration.
Shoring Early Next Week
Crews will be pulling the last four sheet shoring panels from around the small fuel tank starting on Monday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday from 7 a.m. until noon next week. As with the previous removals of these shoring panels, there will be loud banging heard as they pull the panels from the ground and possible vibration.
Fuel Pump Room and South Building
Fuel Pump Room concrete work is underway along the south side of the existing South Addition. The Fuel Pump Room is scheduled to be complete and operational by the end of February, early March. Crews continue with forming, installing reinforcing and placing concrete for this portion of the project.
Excavation and installation of shoring for the tower crane pad concrete base is nearly complete. Micropiles for the foundation will be drilled into place next week with installation of reinforcement to follow, then the concrete pad will be poured. Regular levels of truck and construction noise can be expected for all of these activities.