Week of February 6, 2023

Public Way Impacts

• Harvard/Cambridge Police details will be posted at each intersection of Bow Street, Linden Street and Plympton Street.
• Bow Street will remain closed in front of Randolph Hall from Linden to Plympton Street.
• Linden Street and Plympton Street will periodically be blocked to vehicle traffic for dumpster swaps, deliveries, and to move machinery.
• A site fence has been installed, including lighting and signage.
• Dumpster swaps will continue at the north end of Plympton Street, Bow Street, and the courtyard.
• Continuous deliveries will happen at Linden, Plympton, and Bow Streets.
• Linden Street will be closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday, February 7 from 7am to 4pm for the removal of the temporary standpipe riser from the west façade of the building on Linden Street. A boom lift will be positioned in the street to remove the standpipe riser. Vehicles will be detoured down Mass Ave to Dunster Street. Vehicles will have access to the garage on Linden Street and pedestrians will be able to use the sidewalk on Linden Street.
• Plympton Street will be closed to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, February 8, for a concrete placement in the basement from approximately 7am to 12pm. A concrete pump truck will be set up on Plympton Street. Cars will be detoured down Mt. Auburn Street to Mass Ave. The parking for the Harvard Crimson will be accessible going down the opposite direction on Plympton Street. Pedestrians will not be impacted by this street shutdown.

 Exterior Site Activities

• Work on the courtyard landscape and hardscape will take place.
• Courtyard stairs are built, and the rebuilding of the granite wall continues.
• Backfilling the wall foundations and the stairs in the courtyard is progressing.
• The backfilling of the steam tunnel is partially complete. Rebuilding the granite wall adjacent to the steam tunnel is ongoing.
• The granite curbing work along Bow Street is progressing.

 Interior Site Activities

• Spray insulation on the ground floor continues.

• Taping, plastering, and finishing remains ongoing on the 1^st and 4^th floor.
• Tile installation is continuing on the 1^st and 2^nd floor.
• Wood flooring continues to be installed on the 2^nd and 1^st floor.
• Installation of trim on the 1^st and 2^nd floor will continue to take place.
• Restoration of the stairs is progressing.
• Installation of elevator finishes will occur.
• Installation of overhead rough-ins for electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and fire protection will continue.