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September 2021

Saturday Work 10/2

Saturday Work 10/2

Crews will be onsite Saturday 10/2 continuing demolition on the South Addition from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Deep foundation, pile cap and grade beam installation is ongoing and will continue through early October. Excavation and grading work is happening at the same time as the deep foundation installations.

Construction of the ramped section of the South Access Drive to connect to Mt. Vernon is anticipated to start mid-November.  Fill material will be placed in “lifts” and compacted until the final grade height is reached.

The Tower Crane will be in full operation erecting the super structure steel.

Typical levels of construction noise and vibrations are expected with all of these activities. For the deep foundation work, any possible vibrations will be monitored by a third party testing agency.

Saturday Work 9/25

Saturday Work 9/25

Crews will be on site on Saturday, 9/25 from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. working on demolition on the east elevation of the current south addition. This is anticipated to create typical levels of construction noise.

Deep foundation, pile cap and grade beam installation is ongoing and will continue through early October. Excavation and grading work is happening at the same time as the deep foundation installations.

Construction of the ramped section of the South Access Drive to connect to Mt. Vernon is now anticipated to start mid-November. Fill material will be placed in “lifts” and compacted until the final grade height is reached.

The Tower Crane will be in full operation erecting the super structure steel.

Typical levels of construction noise and vibrations are expected with all of these activities. For the deep foundation work, any possible vibrations will be monitored by a third party testing agency.

No Weekend Work 9/18 or 9/19

No Weekend Work 9/18 or 9/19

This week deep foundation, pile cap and grade beam installation will continue and is expected to last through the end of September. Excavation and grading work is happening at the same time as the deep foundation installations.

Construction of the ramped section of the South Access Drive to connect to Mt. Vernon is anticipated to start at the end of September. Fill material will be placed in “lifts” and compacted until the final grade height is reached.

The Tower Crane will be operating to install the structural steel.

Micro Pile installation is now complete.

Typical levels of construction noise and vibrations are expected with all of these activities. For the deep foundation work, any possible vibrations will be monitored by a third party testing agency.

Saturday Work 9/11

Saturday Work 9/11

Crews will be working on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. drilling and cutting into foundation walls on the south side of the building. An all-terrain fork lift will be used to perform this work along with a concrete saw and a generator. There will be no tower crane operations.

Deep foundation, pile cap and grade beam installation is ongoing and will continue through mid-September. Excavation and grading work is happening at the same time as the deep foundation installations.

Construction of the ramped section of the South Access Drive to connect to Mt. Vernon is anticipated to start in mid-September. Fill material will be placed in “lifts” and compacted until the final grade height is reached.

The Tower Crane will be operating to install the structural steel.

Micro Pile installation has resumed for a week or so to compete the balance of the piles. This will include excavations for the shoring being installed with micro piles.


Typical levels of construction noise and vibrations are expected with all of these activities. For the deep foundation work, any possible vibrations will be monitored by a third party testing agency.

No Work Labor Day Weekend

No Work Labor Day Weekend

There will be no work on the construction site Saturday 9/4, Sunday 9/5, or Monday 9/6 for Labor Day weekend.

The Tower Crane will be in full operation with the start of the super structure steel.

Micro Pile installation has resumed for a week or so to complete the balance of the piles. This will include excavations for the shoring being installed with micro piles.

Construction of the ramped section of the South Access Drive to connect to Mt. Vernon is anticipated to start in mid-September.  Fill material will be placed in “lifts” and compacted until the final grade height is reached.

Deep foundation, pile cap and grade beam installation is ongoing and will continue through mid-September. Excavation and grading work will happen at the same time as the deep foundation installations.

Typical levels of construction noise and vibrations are expected with all of these activities. For the deep foundation work, any possible vibrations will be monitored by a third party testing agency.