Construction Update as of May 10, 2002

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

• There are no utility shut-downs planned for this period.

WORK AREAS:

Cornell Library

• The second floor of the library remains in operation on the west side of the temporary wall. Removal of the roof was completed on the east side and new steel has been erected at the mechanical penthouse on a new, flat roof. This work will continue through the rest of the summer. At the end of July, the penthouse will be complete and the temporary wall on the second floor will be removed. The book shelves will be reinstalled and the carrels will be put back in place to prepare for the new academic year.

Cornell Addition (a.k.a. Biology/ Commons Wing)

• The lower level concrete floor adjacent to Cornell will be poured next week. Hangars for mechanical piping and duct are being placed on the first floor Biology area.Concrete formwork for the elevator shaft in the Commons area is in progress. The Commons ground-level floor was poured and the formwork will be removed next week. Stone finishes are approved and in fabrication.

Chiller Plant

• The concrete slab on grade will be placed on Monday, 5/13. Erection of the block and brick walls is in progress.

Chemistry Wing

• Excavation and foundations are in progress. The precast concrete panels and windows on the east face of the existing Dupont Chemistry wing were removed. Underground utilities are being placed and tested now. Steel erection will start during the week of May 20.

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR ACCESS:

• There will be work on Whittier Place on May 16 and 17 to place new speed bumps. There will be corresponding lane restrictions. Traffic will be restricted at times to a single lane. Flagpersons will direct traffic.
• There will be more truck deliveries of structural steel during the next two weeks. Normal traffic may be routed through the rugby parking lot as trucks are unloaded on the service drive adjacent to the new Chemistry wing.
• There will be intermittent lane closures of the service drive between Dupont and Cornell in late-May.
• There will be paving repairs during the next three weeks at the entrance to the Dupont Visitors' Lot where it connects to the service drive. Access will be maintained throughout.
• Parking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• The construction work force is getting larger. Thank you for your cooperation in respecting the areas designated as Construction Parking by using the rugby and Dupont parking lots.

NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, ODORS

• There will be some noise from concrete trucks and a crane throughout this period. The noise is not expected to be disruptive to nearby buildings.
• There may be some dust generated by the on-going excavation of the Chemistry Wing footings alongside the service drive.

DELIVERIES / HEAVY EQUIPMENT:

• Expect deliveries of reinforcing steel, concrete and masonry throughout this period.

Send message to the chair of the Science Project User's Group, Rachel Merz (rmerz1@swarthmore.edu)

For inquiries regarding construction issues, send message to construction@swarthmore.edu

last updated 5/13/02