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 finish restoring an underground electrical duct area near the entrance of the Soldiers Field Garage early next week. Access to the garage will be maintained with some traffic shifts.
- The temp guard shack concrete pad will be removed on Monday, April 8.
- Restoration of the construction area continues.
- Landscaping crews will be installing irrigation, sod and trees the week of April 8.
- The bypass road will begin to be removed the week of April 8.
- If weather permits, sidewalk replacement work on Western Avenue in front of HBS will begin later next week with pedestrians shifting to the ERC sidewalk.
- 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, April 6, starting at 7 a.m.
- The Treehouse Conference Center will have crews prepping for concrete placements and core work.
- The Residential/Hotel site will have crews preparing for concrete placements and steel installation.
- Punchlist work and adjustments are 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.
- A fourth tower crane will be assembled beginning on Monday, April 8 for structural steel installation to start the week of April 16 on the east lab building.
- The large crawler crane will be disassembled and removed on Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12.
- Next week some off-hours work will be required to assemble and disassemble the cranes from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. An early-hour, wide-load equipment pick up may be necessary.
- Structural steel continues to be delivered, installed and is rising to the third level of the west lab building using the tower crane.
- Concrete and rebar operations are ongoing.
- The Treehouse conference center core and utility work is underway.
- Intermittent use of power trowels for concrete finishing may take place after 6 a.m.
- Visible work is taking place on levels four and five of the high rise and midrise residential buildings.
- Steel installation deliveries and installation will begin at the hotel, the week of April 8.
- 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 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 will take place on Friday, April 5 if weather allows from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
92 Seattle Street
- Interior building work continues.
- Roofing work will continue with intermittent use of a lift in the adjacent bus lot.
- A crane will be lifting steel onto the roof from the 38 Travis Street side of the building on Monday, April 8.
- Second shift (3 p.m. to 8 p.m.) spray-on insulation work will be underway Saturday, April 6 and continue the week of April 8.
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.
- A tower crane has been assembled on site. At the end of each shift, the crane will be left in weathervane mode with safety lighting turned inward.
- 100 South Campus Drive project will continue to temporarily close a section of South Campus Drive bordering the McCurdy Track during work hours on Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8 to repair an unforeseen geotechnical issue. Police details and signage will be in place to guide traffic.
- Crews are also preparing for a large mat slab placement on Tuesday, April 9, with the concrete pumps arriving at 3 a.m. with finishing work until 10 p.m.
- Intermittent piles will be drilled and will generate noise and vibrations.
- South Campus Drive has been 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 6:00 p.m. The contractor will make every effort to minimize this.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continues.
- Deliveries are ongoing.
- Site work hours are 7a.m.-4 p.m.
- The MBTA bus stop in front of the building has been relocated closer to South Campus Drive.
Athletics Projects
Replacement Gas Line Installation
A gas line installation within the Athletics Campus is finishing near the Blodgett Pool, Lavietes Pavilion, Dillon Field House and stops near Bright Landry Hockey Arena.
- Minor punchlist work and restoration of Phase 4 work continues.
- General work hours are 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
