A Temporary Hospital Drive Reroute and Turnaround Realignment *Completed*
In 2016, to make way for the construction of the new hospital buildings, the Anderson Street main entrance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center was closed and permanently rerouted via Prospect Avenue. After nearly a year, it is necessary to temporarily reroute the turnaround at the front of the Medical Center to provide room for heavy equipment access and a base for a tower crane. In early March, temporary construction barriers were put up to secure the site for the laborers to begin clearing and preparing the project area. 🔨
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A view of the new entrance from camera two, which is located on the roof of one of the Medical Center towers. The upper left corner of the photo is the intersection of Anderson Street and Prospect Avenue. The new Medical Center drive elbows south off of Prospect Avenue. This photo was taken on October 28, 2016. 🔨
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Rose in the island flower bed.
01.30.17 – X
This photo was also taken from camera two on January 30, 2017. The drive off of Prospect Avenue bends to the west (toward the bottom of photo), parallel to the construction pit, and makes a hairpin loop around the front entrance to the Medical Center. 🔨
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Fence Going UpBy March 13, 2017, fencing had been placed around the greenbelt—a number of handicap and valet parking spaces that would be affected by the temporary closure and detour. A section of the planter in the center of the hairpin loop was also fenced off. 🔨
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Entrance reroute
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A portion of the planter at the main entrance was also excavated. 🔨
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After the initial preliminary work, excavation of irrigation pipes and concrete commenced. 🔨
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By March 16, 2017, the sod and top soil from the greenbelt had been removed and the parking spaces that must give way for the temporary detour is in the process of being broken up and trucked away. Surveyors are on site to stake out the new route. 🔨
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The following day the laborers were laying water pipe and beginning to grade the site. 🔨
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After 9:00 p.m. Sunday night (March 19), the drive to the Medical Center was closed so that paving could be done before Monday morning. 🔨
03.20.17
Grading has begun.
03.20.17
On March 6, 2017, work began to excavate the ramp that served as the “road” to the bottom of the pit. Early on in the construction
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The final grading of the loop in front of the Medical Center begins.
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Day shot
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By the end of Tuesday, March 21, 2017, the temporary detour site had been covered with plastic in anticipation for a rain storm that would pass through overnight. 🔨
The temporary drive and turnaround must be completed by Saturday, March 25, 2017, to be ready for the ten-hour concrete pour beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night. The cement trucks will be using a portion of the vacated drive during the foundation pours. After the foundation is poured the soil in the vacated section will be excavated and compacted in order to support the weight of the crane, which will be positioned at grade on the north side of the construction pit. 🔨
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A ground view of the tarp covering the temporary detour site.
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The gravel base is being delivered to the site.
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Laying down the base.
03.23.17 – X
The island loop at the entrance to the Medical Center has been cleared, leveled and is ready to be covered with asphalt.
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Looking to the entrance
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Night shift begins
03.23.17 – X 10:40 PM
Ready to asphalt the new route
03.24.17 – X 1;53 AM
Almost completed
03:24.17 – X 6:44 AM
Completed and cleaned
03.24.17 – X
A view from the ground
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The new temporary route effective 03.27.17
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The new temporary route effective 03.27.17
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The new temporary route effective 03.27.17
03.27.17 – X 7:47 AM
The loop
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The incoming traffic section of the new temporary route has been activated. The outgoing traffic is still using the old lane.
03.31.17 – X 10:37 AM
Beginning to strip the asphalt
04.02.17 – X 11:00 PM
Night shot of the asphalt crew changing the grade of the outbound lane from the loop to meet with the grade of the new outbound lane. The construction
site line extends.
04.03.17 – X 7:45 AM
By morning the out bound lane had been rerouted to parallel with the incoming lane. The former outbound route has been terminated and
the remaining asphalt is being stripped to make room for the tower crane pad.
04.03.17 – X 8:49 AM
Progress is being made as what will be the tower crane pad is exposed.
04.03.17 – X 1:03 PM
By early afternoon, all of the asphalt covering the tower crane pad had been stripped and piled for disposal.
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Picking up the pieces
04.04.17 – X 12;24 PM
The tower crane pad is clear.
04.05.17 – X 2:54 AM
After a night of work, the new temporary route has been stripped.
04.05.17 – X 9:17 AM
When the lights are out and the day dawns the newly completed striped route is seen as a workable solution to a construction challenge.
04.05.17 – X 9:18 AM
The loop
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The completed temporary loop and drive as seen from the roof of the Medical Center.
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where are the tower cranes to be placed?
Thank you for your question. Refer to the most recent post “The Tower Cranes.” The south tower crane will be located on the other side of the construction pit, approximately opposite of the north tower crane.
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