This demolition work will begin on Monday, May 24. Building loads have been transferred to temporary structural elements so that the columns may be removed in order to provide increased access width for base isolator installation beneath the building. Expected duration of this portion of work is one day. The Contractor will begin sawcutting and breaking apart a portion of the concrete slab located to the northwest of the Hearst building and adjacent to Cory Hall on Monday, May 24. This work, to be performed with a ram-head stinger, will be noisy and most likely impact residents of Cory Hall the greatest.
Approximate duration is five days.
The Contractor has tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday, May 26 the installation of temporary shoring at the northwest corner of the building. A drill rig placed on the western embankment will perform work in the West Access Road. Deliveries along the west road will be limited during the duration of the work and may require rerouting around the East Side of the building. Tentatively scheduled for mid to late next week is the demolition and removal of the northeast retaining wall near the Cory Hall nitrogen tanks. Excavation for construction of the new Central Utility plant will begin shortly after demolition activities.