Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Final striping will take place at the end of the month.
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
- Work is scheduled for Saturday, June 22 starting at 7 a.m.
- The Treehouse Conference Center will be backfilling.
- The residential/hotel will be using a tower crane to move the safety nets and will have some workers on the floors.
- A small crew of laborers will be working at the laboratory project.
- Structural steel continues to be delivered and installed using the tower cranes at the lab buildings.
- Hoists (exterior temporary elevators) and loading docks are being installed at the residential buildings.
- Concrete and rebar operations are ongoing.
- Mass timber is being installed at the Treehouse conference center.
- The Treehouse concrete core work is finishing up.
- Intermittent use of power trowels for concrete finishing may take place after 6 a.m.
- The mid-rise building has topped off.
- Steel work is up to level 13 of the high-rise residential buildings.
- The hotel steel is progressing to level 17 with work continuing on the periscope, the cantilevered section of the building.
- Utility tie-in work will progress inside the fence near Western Avenue.
- Four tower cranes are operating on site and are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind when not operational.
- 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.
- 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 on weekdays alternating weekly.
- A drone flight is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26 at 7 a.m. and later that afternoon.
92 Seattle Street
- Electrical work and painting preparation inside of the building is scheduled to occur Saturday, June 22.
- Preparation work is underway for a mural to be painted along the Rena Path side of the building.
- Small concrete placements and exterior activities are underway for the addition on the façade and ramp area taking place on the east side of the site.
- Sidewalk work inside the site fence along the bus lot will be underway.
- Interior work continues to progress.
175 North Harvard Street,100 South Campus Drive, 201 Western Avenue Lot Expansion
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.
- Steel will be installed using the tower crane on Saturday, June 22.
- Daily concrete form/rebar work and placement continue on the residential north elevator core tower, foundation walls and other areas.
- A tower crane is operating on site. At the end of each shift, the crane will be left in weathervane mode with safety lighting turned inward.
On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, small concrete pours are taking place every few days and waterproofing operations continue.
- Removal of regulated soils from the stockpile continues with up to 20 truckloads or intermodal containers expected daily (see 201 Western Ave lot usage below).
- The project continues to work on the building’s footings and foundation walls, backfill operations, and duct bank work.
- Daily material deliveries for the backfill operations are ongoing.
- Soil is stockpiled on site and is being covered to minimize dust.
General 175 North Harvard Street
- South Campus Drive has been redirected to one way traffic from Western Avenue to North Harvard Street, occasional closures may be necessary to support the project
- Vehicles will not be allowed to enter from the North Harvard Street entrance to South Campus Drive.
- 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.
201 Western Avenue lot
- Lot expansion is finishing up at the 201 Western Avenue lot, where construction workers park and field offices are set up and in use.
- The paving and striping for the lot expansion is complete behind the Art Lab. Construction work will take place in the walkway next week.
- Temp lighting installation will take place, followed by electrical enclosure installations.
- During the removal of soils, the 201 Western Ave lot rear gate will be used for truck and intermodal container access and lining. Trucks will enter at 201 Western Avenue, undergo lining at the back of the lot and exit from the rear gate onto North Harvard Street. Those using rail transport will use Western Avenue to the ERC Hague Street gate and use internal site roads (Trotting Avenue and the haul road) to the Beacon Rail Yard.
210 North Harvard Street
- The fit-out team is installing an outdoor freezer in the loading dock area off Bertram Street.
- Permanent power feeds will be connected within the next few weeks.
108 Holton Street
- The building has been demolished; crews are removing debris.
- A soil removal operation is underway. Trucks are hauling soil in intermodal containers to and from the Beacon rail yard via the ERC site and Western Avenue.
55 Antwerp Street
- The bulk of utility work is complete.
- Drainage activity and a bike rack installation are set to take place inside the lot area.
Soldiers Field Garage Masonry Repairs
- Masonry repairs will take place on the northern brick exterior off the alley adjacent to the Soldiers Field Park Building 2. Crews have been setting up cables for swing staging from the roof deck. A lift is being used to conduct this work during regular working hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays with set up beginning at 7 a.m.
