Campus Street and Barton Road Over-the-Street Pedestrian Walkways *Completed*

In the winter of 2014, construction workers began to build these reinforced cement columns on the east side of Campus Street opposite the northeast end of P2.

The western edge of the span (across the street from the previous photo above) inches closer to the P2 walkway.

By the time the concrete prefab walkway arrived for installation, the Loma Linda University construction crew were nearing completion of the east ramp.

The third-floor landing, seen to the right of the two construction workers, is where the pedestrian walkway will connect. Note how close the existing parking
structure (lower right of the photo) is to P2.
With Campus Street closed, the concrete walkway spans arrive and two Marco heavy-lifting cranes are poised to lift the spans into place.
A closer look at the two gigantic Marco heavy-lifting cranes that will lift the heavy concrete spans in place.

A view of the east ramp that will lead from the walkway down to the Medical Center as seen from the seventh floor of P2.

The first span is carefully and slowly hoisted by the two cranes, a notable display of skill and teamwork by the crane operators.

The western edge of the concrete span is maneuvered closer to the out-of-view P2 walkway landing to the left.

With the first concrete span now in position, a welder (center, in red hard hat) tacks the span to the east support column.

With the first span butted up to the third-floor landing and securely positioned on the west support column, the span is welded into place.

The second span is slowly lifted into place.

Workers check the position tolerance of the northern span as it is maneuvered into place.

With both ends of the concrete spans secure, the concrete floor panels are next to be lifted into place.

The booms of the cranes rose to a height of seven stories as they hoisted and maneuvered the heavy concrete spans into place.

The concrete slabs to be used for the overhead walkway flooring await being lifted into place.

With the flooring of the walkway laid, the construction crew prepares to seal the joints.

For the next few weeks, the pedestrian walkway will remain closed until the construction crew completes the project.

The Campus Street overhead pedestrian walkway at night.

A satellite aerial view depicts the locations of P2 (completed); P3 (under construction in the image, but now completed); and the site for P4 (bordered in yellow), which is now under construction as of November 6, 2016. Construction of the over-the-street pedestrian walkway, which will traverse Barton Road and connect P4 and the existing children’s hospital (indicated by the yellow line), will begin sometime in the late spring or early summer of 2017. (Map data: Google) 🔨

The caissons, which will support the overhead pedestrian walkway from parking structure P4.

In December of 2016, survey markers were placed in the Barton Road median indicating where the pilings will be placed to support the overhead pedestrian walkway, which will run from the third floor of parking structure P4 to the existing Children’s Hospital.