The Week of August 16, 2020 — The Pandemic Continues, Unbearable Heat, The MRI Machines Arrive: Updates on the East Parking Lot, the Main Entrance Canopy Trellises, the West Side, the South Side, and the Emergency Generator Plant Update.
The featured image for this blog, is of the upper section of the steel Trellises for the Main Entrance Canopy.
This has been a CRAZY week! The week began on Sunday, August 16, 2020, when the two MRI machines were delivered and placed in the scan rooms on the second floor. The exciting event can be found at the following link: The Install of the Two MRI Machines — A Highly- Anticipated Event
On Monday, a crew continued to compact the east parking lot and the upper drive base in anticipation of the asphalt companies arrival early Tuesday morning. Just south of the east parking lot, rebar, a footings were being set for concrete to be poured by Tuesday. To the north, the steel frames for the Main Entrance Canopy continued to be set.
A brilliant sunrise greeted us on Monday morning.
The East Parking Lot and Upper Drive Update — August 17, 2020
Upon entering the east gate off of Anderson Street, I could see that the water truck had just soaked the upper drive above the east parking lot. This section of the drive is the first to have asphalt put down. Up ahead another section extending the first will dog-leg to the right is currently being surveyed, excavated, and compacted. The roller compacts the surface of a parking section between islands.The east parking lot as viewed from the southeast corner of the building near the Adult side of the Emergency Department.Facing north toward the upper drive above the east parking lot, which is at the center left. The drive will dog leg west at the corner of Anderson Street and Barton Road.The front loader is making a cut for the road, which will run east and west parallel to Barton Road.
The East Parking Lot and Upper Drive Update — August 18, 2020
The asphalt paving began around 7:45 AMBy the time I walked through the east gate, the upper drive had been paved as well as the east parking lot.The east parking lot paved with its first layer of asphalt. The last layer will be laid near the completion of the project.A view of the newly paved east parking lot from the northwest corner.
The East Parking Lot and Upper Drive Update — August 19, 2020
The Work Must Go On
By the. next day, the upper drive had been well traveled evidenced by the tread marks on the asphalt.A well defined pattern on the fresh asphalt.
The East Parking Lot and Upper Drive Update — August 20, 2020
The More Things Change, They Remain the Same. Sometimes, They Just Move Around.
By Thursday morning, pods, dumpsters, equipment, porta potties had been stationed in the parking lot. Apparently, the parking lot will be used as a staging area for the contractors who have been using the south side. The southside equipment, pods, etc. must be moved as the surveyor’s and earth movers need to begin work on excavation, compaction, and grading for the driveways and parking lots.From the south slope, one can see a forklift lowering a pod in front of the porta potties.
Subgrade Stabilization of the East/West Driveway
Trenching, subgrade stabilization between the markers before the backfill and compaction to meet subgrade for the east/west drive and parking lot.Subgrade stabilization (cutting and trenching) the east/west driveway.
The Main Entrance Canopy Trellises
In these four frames illustrates how one of the steel trellises (center) is moved into position.The steel trellises fanout in front of the Galleria. At the time this image was taken, eight more trellises were to be set.Each steel trellis will be welded together at the tip of each arm creating one massive trellis on which the canopy will rest.A view of the steel trellises fronting the Main Entrance Galleria.
The West Side Update
Grading the northwest side of the corridor.Just to the north side of the pedestrian bridge a crew is working on the loading dock in preparation to hang the ceiling.
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 🔨
