The Western Avenue utility crossing roadway work is finalized and is finishing up on Kresge Way 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. The original entrance and drive alignment is back in place off Western Avenue.
Western Avenue Utility Crossing
The utility crossing at Western Avenue is complete. Final restoration is underway.
Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Crews will be installing an underground electrical duct near the entrance of the Soldiers Field Garage next week. Access to the garage will be maintained with some traffic shifts.
- Restoration of the construction area continues.
- The vehicular shift to the former Kresge Way alignment is complete.
- Restoration and paving of the sidewalk west of Kresge Way continues.
- The bypass road will begin to be removed next week.
- The interim temporary parking attendant’s booth will be removed.
- During project hours, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (at times may extend to 6 p.m.), the work will generate noise due to the presence of work crews and the use of construction equipment, including a vacuum truck.
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
- Work is scheduled for this Saturday, March 16, starting at 7 a.m.
- The Treehouse Conference Center will have crews prepping for concrete placements.
- The Residential/Hotel site will have crews preparing for concrete placements.
- Punchlist work is ongoing on the Residential/Hotel, Conference Center, and Laboratory mockups with an occasional lane shift on Rotterdam Street for use of a lift and possible deliveries.
- Concrete and rebar operations are ongoing at all three sites.
- More visible work is taking place on the sky deck, level 2, level 3 and the core at the Residential/Hotel site.
- Three tower cranes are operating on site and are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind when not operational.
- Eversource is expected to connect temporary power to the Treehouse, which may involve the use of a vacuum truck on Western Avenue.
- Drones will be in use weekly to monitor construction progress on site.
- Drones will be operated by licensed pilots in accordance with Harvard University and the City of Boston regulations.
- Flights are weather dependent and are scheduled Wednesdays or Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. alternating weekly.
- A drone flight is scheduled for Thursday, March 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
92 Seattle Street
- Street signage is in place to help prevent construction vehicles from cutting through the Allston neighborhood.
- Interior building work continues.
- Demolition and regulated materials removal on the east side of the building is underway.
- Roofing work will continue in March with intermittent lift use in the adjacent bus lot.
- Preparation is under way for second shift (3 a.m. to 10 p.m.) spray-on insulation work to begin the week of March 25.
175 North Harvard Street & 100 South Campus Drive
Construction has begun on the new American Repertory Theater (ART), which will be located at the front of the 175 North Harvard parcel with the new Harvard University affiliate housing building already under construction behind it.
- Sheet-pile driving will begin at the ART project.
- 100 South Campus Drive project is planning to work Saturday, March 16 within the building footprint, machine work and a small concrete placement will take place.
- South Campus Drive is planned to be redirected to one way traffic from Western Avenue to North Harvard Street.
- Vehicles will not be allowed to enter from the North Harvard Street entrance to South Campus Drive.
- Bulk excavation operations will continue.
- Mockup installation is ongoing across the street with concrete placements.
- Concrete operations are underway within the site foundation.
- Because concrete pours cannot be stopped mid-pour, some of these operations may occasionally go slightly later than 6 p.m. The contractor will make every effort to minimize this.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continues.
- Deliveries are ongoing.
- Site work hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
- The MBTA bus stop in front of the building has been relocated closer to South Campus Drive.
114 Western Avenue
- Solar panel installation has been completed.
- The project team is awaiting inspection and Eversource switchover.
Athletics Projects
Replacement Gas Line Installation
A gas line installation within the Athletics Campus is in the final stages near the Blodgett Pool, Lavietes Pavilion, Dillon Field House and stops near Bright Landry Hockey Arena.
- Punchlist work and restoration of Phase 4 work will take place.
- General work hours are 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
