Kilachand Hall Phase 2 – Construction Update – 8/26/22
Move-In Week Traffic Management Plan
General Project Information
After Friday, August 26th, the daily work hours will go back to 7 am-3:30 pm daily. The 6 am start time for any interior work will no longer be in effect.
The Traffic Management Plan for the project has been approved by the Boston Transportation Department and is in place.
Relocated accessible parking spaces posted for use on 6/29 (in front of 81 and 83 Bay State Road).
Jersey barrier site containment in place, pedestrian walkway also in place and operational. City sidewalk in front of Kilachand Hall is now permitted to be used as part of the construction site limits.
Bike lane painting is completed and bike lane fully functional.
BU parking spots directly behind Kilachand Hall on Back Street remain a no-parking zone. This will continue for the duration of the project to maintain an adequate drive lane for local traffic on Back Street and allow for the construction team to safely contain a work area north of the dormitory.
Kilachand Hall will be unoccupied until August 28th, 2022, while construction gets underway. There will be no access to anyone other than the project team and BU trade shops. August 28th is the start of official RA move-ins for the fall semester, August 31st is the campus-wide move-in date.
Included in this week’s update is a snapshot of the traffic plan to accommodate the student families for move-in week.
Kilachand Hall site plan during the course of construction.
Saturday, August 27th (7 am – 3:30 pm)
Standard testing with the Boston Fire Department before move-in.
Egan Painters on site putting final touches on lobby area.
Riggs will have laborers on site providing on site support and clean-up, any final cleaning throughout as needed.
Saw-cutting of slab for the new elevator hoist way.
During the week of August 29th
Riggs masonry continues with façade restoration.
Riggs masonry to continue with new lintel installation and waterproofing details at window headers throughout the parts of the west, east, and north elevations. Start of building corner build back.
SOS and Costello to continue with clean up of the 9th-floor renovation space.
Mass Acoustics to continue framing in an isolated construction area on each floor.
RicMor to start fireproofing the new steel at elevators and stairwells.
Murphy electric will be working on miscellaneous work in the construction area.
Consigli and Riggs teams to support any punch list items.
