175 North Harvard Street, 100 South Campus Drive
The following is an overview of the work taking place at the 175 North Harvard construction site at the future location of the new Harvard University affiliate housing building and American Repertory Theatre (ART).
- Small miscellaneous concrete pours will occur once or twice a week as needed on the upper portion of the building along with stair placements. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to work throughout the site. Interior fit out and framing operations continue. Window deliveries and window installation using boom lifts continue. Exterior wall sheathing continues. Work continues on doors and ramps. Stairs are being installed. Exterior swing staging and a scaffolding lift system are set up on the buildings to assist with curtainwall installation. Exterior brickwork preparation continues.
- During the week of March 31, the contractor will need to close South Campus Drive between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, to support crane access needed to set up the exterior hoists for masonry. South Campus Drive may be closed periodically on other days as well to support critical deliveries that need the road for access.
- When South Campus Drive needs to be closed, all traffic leaving the Continuum and Trader Joe’s parking garage will be instructed to make a right turn only out of the garage. South Campus Drive will be open to traffic each day after 5 p.m. and on Sunday. Signage will be provided to divert traffic as needed, and police details will be on site to provide assistance. The signage will be covered after the end of each shift so vehicles can use South Campus Drive.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continue to ensure soil is not being tracked through the neighborhood streets.
- On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, the project has a crane in place to install mass timber (engineered wood products known for their strength, durability, versatility and sustainability) for the next several months. Daily wood deliveries are underway. Steel installation using a crane is also underway, A police detail is assigned to North Harvard Street/South Campus Drive to help facilitate mass timber trailer deliveries. Wood protection trades and mechanical systems installation are beginning as mass timber gets installed. Columns, beams, trusses, stairs, walls and flooring are also being installed.
- Adjustments continue on the ART building mock-up to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street.
- Work will be taking place at the affiliate housing building on Saturdays, March 29, and April 5, to do some exterior wall sheathing, welding, window installation, and masonry work. The crew at the ART project will be installing mass timber and steel using the crane on Saturday, March 29, during regular work hours.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.