Campus History

The Week of May 28, 2018–A Holiday of Remembrance, Misty Skies, and Monokote

The site was closed on Monday, May 28, 2018, for Memorial Day. When the gates to the site opened at 6 AM on Tuesday morning,...

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The Week of May 13, 2018–A New Crane Also Named “Cheese”

This week we celebrate the fact that the concrete foundation floor is no longer visible from grade, except down to the bottom of the moat,...

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Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project: Progress Update as of May 13, 2018

Now that the steel columns are visible rising well above the security fence, it is time to take a reality check on the Loma Linda...

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The Week of May 7, 2018–What a Week!!!!!! Cranes, Steel, and Concrete Floors

The week began like any other week. We pretty much knew what the week would entail: cranes hoisting steel, welding, electrical, decking, rebar, pipefitting, and...

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The Week of April 30, 2018–The Foundation Steel For Section Four is Joined; Floors Three Through Five

The week began On —————, 2017, the first of many double node spline beams was set in the northwest corner of the pit....

The Week of April 09, 2018 — The Disappearing Pit and a Little More of This N That

This is a week where it appears the mat floor, yes, the concrete floor that we have traversed north and south, east and west, these...

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The Cap Slab

After the foundation walls were completed a crew began work on the backside of the shoring wall, which included clearing debris and trenching behind the...

Campus History, Down in the Pit, People

Upon This Base Their Names Are Inscribed

Campus History

Lowering Soldier Pile a Vimeo Video

In May of 2016, after demolishing and clearing the Loma Linda University new hospitals construction site, large drilling rigs dug many deep holes around the...

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