The Week of January 27, 2020 — Night Excavation on Barton Road, The Galleria Concrete Pour, and the Ironworkers Return
The featured image taken at the intersection of Barton Road and Anderson Street is a night shot of the excavation taking place on Barton Road around 10:00 PM on Sunday night.
Those who have traveled Barton Roads in recent weeks have noticed bright lights and excavation equipment on Barton Road near the south entrance to the construction site. Outside of the security fence, a deep trench is being dug across Barton Road where medical gas lines are being run to the Faculty Medical Clinics Outpatient Surgery Center. These lines will be tied to the supply tanks servicing the new hospitals that are under construction.
In the early hours of January 27, 2020, the rest of the Galleria pad was poured. It is anticipated that by midweek the ironworkers will return to begin erecting the rest of the steel for the Galleria.
Median work along the trench that crosses Barton Road.
The Galleria — The Concrete Pad
In the early morning hours of Monday, January 27, 2020, concrete laborers arrived on site. Not long after concrete trucks drove through the north gate and were readied to begin the all-night pour.
At 7:46 AM concrete laborers were finishing the newly poured concrete. The Galleria concrete pad lays below the north side of the Adult Hospital tower. Now that the concrete pad has been poured, we can visualize where the various rooms will be located.A view of the Galleria concrete pad as viewed from the east, the Children’s Waiting Room side.A view of the Galleria concrete pad as viewed from the northwest corner where the Chapel will be located.
The Galleria — The Steel Goes Up
An approximate two-story 7,500 square foot self-standing structure.
By 6:56 AM on January 29, 2020, a crane was on site and the ironworkers were sorting the iron before erection began.The northeast corner of the Galleria at 10:42 AM.Another view from the northeast corner as the ironworkers change cables.A view from the north.Three steel infield beams hang from the cable as they will be lowered into place one by one.A view of the Galleria from the northwest.A view from the west.A view of the Galleria steel column’s that parallels the podium.A view from the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge.A view from the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge roof.A view from the Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower.A view from the fifth floor, the roof of the podium.A north column is being lowered into place.By midday on day two of erecting the Galleria’s steel frame, all of the lateral steel columns had been installed. On the west end, six (6) columns are yet to be installed.The columns of the east elevation. The same column pattern will be installed on the west side. A closeup of the west end.On a scissor lift, an ironworker teases the beam into place.The steel frame as viewed from the northeast. By the end of the day (Friday, January 31, 2020), the main entrance doors (center) were framed.The west elevation, looking toward the chapel.By Friday afternoon January 31, 2020, the steel for the Galleria was up. The crane had left the site. On Monday, the welders will arrive to secure the steel.
The Emergency Generator Site
The underground work at the Emergency Generator Site is nearing completion. After the underground pipes and conduits are laid, the final grading for the concrete pad will commence.
A January 27, 2020, view of the Emergency Generator site from the corner of Taylor Street and Taylor Court.
Looking Like the Hallway of a Hospital
Looking down the north-south side of the hallway between the MRI quadrant (right) and the CT quadrant (left). The flooring has been laid, and the halls have been painted. Currently, the waist-high wall protection plates and guards are being installed. Ceiling tiles are yet to be set. The doors will be hung as the rooms are nearing completion.One of the two (2) MRI control/observation rooms. The second control room is to the right. On the other side of the large window (yet to be installed) is one of the MRI machine rooms.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
