Author: Lauren Alzate
BU Theatre Center – Project Update – Pre-cast Pile Driving Operation Complete
The process of driving pre-cast piles on the Theatre Center project site is now complete. The pile driving rig is being de-mobilized. Drilled mini piles are still being installed, however this process causes little or no vibration and much less noise.
BU Theatre Center – Construction Activity – 9/10/16 – 10/1/16
Eversource is scheduled energize the new transformer by 12 a.m. on Saturday, 9/10. Aslan Electric is scheduled to start the permanent power tie in the building at 7 a.m. on Sunday, 9/11. All power will be restored to 808 Commonwealth Avenue by end of the day Sunday, 9/11.
Myles Standish Hall – Construction Activity – 9/10/16 – 9/16/16
Saturday 9/10/16 – No work. Beacon Street Work – 9/12/16 through 9/27/16 – Starting on Tuesday, September 6, the following construction work will be occurring on Beacon Street from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 9/11/16
Mast climber 5 will be in operation. Rainscreen preparation will take place on the Cummington Mall side of the building and the connector bridge rainscreen will continue. The notch on the Morse Auditorium side of the building will start to be enclosed. Installation of the white frames (TGP) on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the 1st floor will also take place.
Buick Street Traffic Reduced to One Lane
Traffic on Buick Street will be reduced to one lane from Friday, September 9, through Wednesday, September 14, as Facilities Management & Planning (FM&P) conducts phase one of what may be a two-phase steam pipe replacement of lines serving 25 Buick Street and 855, 871, and 881 Commonwealth Avenue.
Myles Standish Hall – Construction Activity – 9/3/16 to 9/9/16
There will be no work Saturday, 9/3/16 or Monday, 9/5/16 (Labor Day). Beacon Street Work – 9/6/16 through 9/27/16 – Starting on Tuesday, 9/6/16, the following work will be occurring on Beacon Street between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 9/4/16
Mast climber 4 will be taken down and reassembled further south on the Morse Auditorium side of the site as mast climber 5. Installation of termination plates on the white frames (TGP) on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the 1st floor will occur next week.
Myles Standish Hall – Beacon Street Work – 9/6/16 – 9/27/16
Site work – Bring water and drain lines in off of Beacon Street and into Myles. Activities will require workers, trucks ,and equipment on Beacon Street. Traffic lanes will be shifted to accommodate two lanes of vehicular traffic and a bicycle lane.
BU Theatre Center – Construction Activity – 8/27/16 – 9/17/16
Pile driving operation for foundations will continue. After significant study and real time analysis on installation of piles against existing soil conditions, pile installation will go into mid-September. Current projection suggests pile driving will continue for the next three weeks with a target completion date of September 17th.
CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 8/28/16
Completion of fibreC panel installation will occur next week on the Cummington Mall side of the building on mast climber 3, and on the Morse Auditorium side on mast climber 4. Both mast climber 3 and the hoist will be taken down next week. Installation of the glass on the white frames (TGP) on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the 1st floor will continue.