Saturday Work 5/20

Crews will be onsite Saturday 5/20 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. potentially working on the fiber cement panels on the entrance canopy, roofing, and other site work. This work is weather depending.

During the week, crews continue to work on a variety of activities inside the building. Outside, asphalt paving will start on Monday 5/22 and go through Wednesday 5/24, weather depending. Roofing continues on the 3^rd and 8^th floors and miscellaneous site work also continues.

Vibration monitoring will remain in place until asphalt paving is finished.

Saturday Work 5/13

Crews will be on site Saturday, 5/13 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Site work, fiber cement panel installation on the entrance canopy, and roofing work might be taking place. All work is weather depending.

During the week, crews continue to work on finishing touches inside the building. Outside, crews are working on the drive through canopy ceiling, sidewalks/aprons, roofing, and potentially asphalt paving at the end of the week and the week of 5/22.

Vibration monitoring continues for any potential soil compaction work. LeChase has secured a city sidewalk closure permit to replace the damaged sidewalk next to the site on Mt. Vernon. The sidewalks were damaged from heavy equipment being moved over them during construction. It should be reopened by the end of next week.

Saturday Work 5/6

Crews will be on site on Saturday 5/6 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. putting the fiber cement panels on the entrance canopy, roofing, and other site work (weather depending).

During the week, outside crews will be installing the entrance canopy ceiling, sidewalks, roofing, and other miscellaneous site work.

Crews are anticipating bringing the site work up to grade fully by mid-May to allow for settlement since we cannot utilize vibratory compaction. This will generate minimal vibrations due to bulldozer movement, static roller and dump truck tailgates closing. Vibration monitoring is in place and all vibrations to date have been within what is considered to be normal range.

Drill on May 1 and Saturday Work 4/29

The job site will be shut down until noon on Monday, May 1^st for the Active Shooter drill. There might be a few construction workers on site following the drill in the afternoon. See previous posts for more details on the drill.

Crews will be on site this Saturday, 4/29 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. potentially working on the fiber cement panel siding and roofing, depending on the weather.

During the week, crews will be using the swing stage scaffolding and boom lifts to install roofing and the cement panels on the sides of the building. Site work is also being done in preparation for installing the storm sewer and foundations. Fill is being brought in that will be used to bring the site up to grade.

Crews are anticipating bringing the site work up to grade fully by mid-May to allow for settlement since we cannot utilize vibratory compaction. This will generate minimal vibrations due to bulldozer movement, static roller and dump truck tailgates closing. Vibration monitoring is in place and all vibrations to date have been within what is considered to be normal range.

Emergency Drill Update

Highland Hospital is hosting an active shooter drill on May 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. Multiple local law enforcement and emergency response agencies will be participating including the Rochester Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, New York State Police Department, Rochester Fire Department, AMR, Pittsford Ambulance, and the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management.

The drill will simulate how the hospital and local law enforcement agencies would respond to an active shooter situation in the hospital’s new patient tower. As stated in the previous post, dozens of emergency response vehicles will be parked in the front bus loop of School 12 during the drill. Due to the high volume of cars and the lack of space on Highland’s campus, we anticipate that some emergency vehicles (including a fire truck and ambulances) will be parked on Mt. Vernon Ave. This should only be for the length of the drill and they should be gone by noon.