On Fridays, there has been a huge high pressure jet that takes the concrete from the trucks to the wall and shoots it into the forms. Then on Mondays, a crane comes in to move the wooden forms from the finished wall to the next wall they are working on. They just finished the foundation for the main entrance and stairwell to the building. This wall will be by the main entrance to the dining hall. Since it also has to resist the moisture coming down the hill, it is very important.
Work also continues on drainage.
For those of you staying around for fall break, there will be very noisy work on Friday as more concrete slab is removed from Ross 1. Also, there will be no tour this Friday. This week will see the beginning of pouring the concrete footings for the building. For the next few weeks, there will also be alot of work on the pump station which will be near the loading dock and control the sewage as it leaves the building. I want to emphasize how important it is for your safety not to enter the construction site.