Harvard Allston Science Complex
Construction Activity Update
Week of February 8th, 2010 

Construction Activities

• Reinforcement steel bar will continue to be installed for the future delay strip concrete placements.
• Waterproofing operations will continue to be performed on the exterior foundation walls located in the northeastern corner of the site.
• Flow filling will continue to be performed in the space between the foundation wall and slurry wall.
• Trucks will enter the site through Gates C and D on a continuous basis.
• Tiebacks will be de-tensioned to allow flow fill to be placed.
• Tarps will be used to protect the space between the foundation wall and slurry wall.
• Temporary heating pipes will be installed to support the flow filling operations.
• Some flow filling operations will be performed from Western Avenue.
• Shear wall openings in the ground level slab will begin to be covered.
• Lighting will be installed within the shear core areas that are being covered.

GENERAL ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

• Office and maintenance staff from 114 Western Avenue may be observed within the site over the weekend.
• 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.
• Winter weather snow removal and sanding/salting will be performed as needed.  It is possible that snow removal activities may need to be performed over the weekend or before working hours depending on winter weather conditions.

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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