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Week of October 2, 2023

The Western Avenue utility crossing roadway work is finalized and is extending onto Kresge Way. This work will continue into fall 2023 and is being coordinated with University operations.   

Kresge Way Temporary Relocation 

As part of Harvard’s infrastructure improvements in Allston, the University has extended thermal piping and electrical/telecommunications duct banks from the District Energy Facility across Western Avenue to Kresge Way, the main driveway into the HBS campus. An interim drive further west off Western Avenue has replaced the original drive. 

Western Avenue Utility Crossing 

The utility crossing at Western Avenue is complete. Final restoration will be coordinated with the completion of the Kresge Way thermals in November. 

Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank 

  • Foundation work for the guard shack will begin. 
  • Work on the thermal pipes is ongoing.  
  • A section of Kresge Way has shifted west away from the Soldier’s Field Garage.   
  • An interim temporary parking attendant’s booth on the shifted section of Kresge Way is operational.   
  • Construction is being phased in smaller segments to minimize impacts to visitors, pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles.   
  • During project hours, Monday through Friday from 7AM to 3PM (at times may extend to 6PM), the work will generate noise due to the presence of work crews and the use of construction equipment.   

Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) 

  • The ERC development team continues bulk excavation of the Residential/Hotel and Laboratory sites.   
  • Trucks may begin lining up at 6:30am however, work will not begin until 7:00am.  
  • Work will take place on Saturday, September 30th.  
  • The Treehouse Conference Center has mobilized their operations.
    • Preclearing and soil remediation operations will begin Monday, October 2nd. 
  • The Residential/Hotel and Conference Center sites will truck soil to the Beacon Park Yard. 
  • Trucks will transport the soil from the site to the rail yard via a private haul road. 
  • On Thursday, October 5th crews will begin placing concrete at 5 am for a tower crane foundation. 
    • The first of two tower cranes will be installed over a weekend in mid/late October.  
  • Work on the building mockups continues by Hague Street.  

92 Seattle Street 

  • Street signage is in place to help prevent construction vehicles from cutting through the Allston neighborhood.     
  • Mini pile drilling inside the building has been completed.  
  • Demolition of a concrete slab will continue.   

175 North Harvard Street 

  • Selective exterior abatement will continue.   
  • The building demolition is planned to start October 16th.  
  • Project trailers remain occupied in the 201 Western Avenue lot.     
  • The MBTA bus stop in front of the building has been relocated closer to South Campus Drive.   
  • Interior abatement has been completed. 

210 North Harvard Street 

  • The building construction will demobilize on Saturday, September 30th.
    • Tenant buildout will continue through June 2024.  

25 Travis Street 

  • As part of a roof air handler upgrade, a crane will be set up and operating in the lot behind the building on Friday morning, October 6th.