Harvard Allston Science Complex
Construction Activity Update
Week of November 23rd, 2009 

 

• There will be no work taking place on Thursday, November 26th, in lieu of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Utility Work

• Excavation, shoring, and installation activities will continue for the tel-data ducts across Western Avenue near the Genzyme entrance and Soldiers Field Garage.
• Travel lanes in both directions and access to the surrounding buildings will be maintained throughout the work.
• Traffic control devices, signage, and police details will be utilized to ensure vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian safety during the work.
• Test pits will be completed on Travis St. this week. Parking will taken during this work and signage will be posted.
• All work zones will be protected and trenches will be plated when no work is occurring.
• Three parking spaces were removed on the south side of Western Avenue to accommodate the work.
• Exploratory test pits may be excavated in Travis Street in preparation for future utility work in the street.

Construction Activities

• Concrete placement for the ground level slab is scheduled to be performed on Tuesday, November 24th, weather permitting.
• Reinforcement steel bar and forms will be placed for the next ground level concrete slab placement as well as for the utility tunnel opening.
• Supportive steel and metal decking will continue to be installed for the ground and subsurface level slabs.
• Waterproofing operations will continue to be performed on the western exterior foundation wall.
• Flow filling will continue to be performed in the space between the foundation wall and slurry wall on the western side of the site.
• Winter weather protecting items (i.e. sand and salt) will continue to be installed around the site.
• A second round of soil characterization activities, which will involve drilling, will commence in the parking lot and field behind the Honan-Allston Library.

GENERAL ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

• Office and maintenance staff from 114 Western Avenue may be observed within the site over the weekend.
• Surveying activities will continue to be performed within and around the project site.
• Truck staging will continue to occur within the 108-110 Western Avenue parking lot.
• Police details will continue to be used to ensure vehicle and pedestrian safety at site gates and around the site.
• A street sweeper will continue to be used to keep the surrounding streets clean.
• Noise and dust monitoring will continue to be performed to ensure levels are below the approved limits.
• The pest control contractor will continue to perform routine monitoring activities around the site throughout the week.
• General clean-up activities and safety coordination will continue to be performed around the site.

Harvard University has implemented a comprehensive Construction Mitigation Program for the projects in Allston.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project or any construction-related activities moving forward, please contact the hotline number at 617-496-0857 or e-mail Alex Dubanowitz directly at adubanowitz@csl-consulting.com. 

For Questions and Concerns, Please contact
The Construction Mitigation Department at 617-496-0857
http:\\www.allstonconstruction.harvard.edu

 

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