This north lot is transforming into an annex which will house dressing rooms and a beautiful area for brides. |
Crews worked into the wee hours of the morning the last two nights. With the light reflecting off their hard hats, they look like little Lego men. This photo is from the construction cam. |
I captured this photo last night -- even Mr. Crane stayed up late. |
The trench shields can be seen again in the center of the bottom of this picture. Pouring the floor of the mechanical tunnel began as I left the site today. |
The upper and lower thirds of the west entrance driveway got concrete this morning. The final third will be poured tomorrow. The top of the garage will be poured next week. |
I mentioned in an earlier post that this wall was part of the foundation for the old Roberts Hotel. Deb Harris, one of the archaeologists, pointed out the paint color changes which indicate that a stairwell was on the left. I am guessing that a basement window was in the center of the wall. |
Another foundation wall is perpendicular to the brick wall which has been visible for months. |
It has been underneath the south entrance, continuously pounded by the dump trucks as they entered and exited the site. |
Nicholson Engineering, which is shoring up the barrier walls, has waited to finish this part of the barrier until this study could be completed. |
Deb kindly took a picture of the foundation wall for me. The main part of the hotel's foundation was deeper toward the south. |
Mr. Track Hoe uncovered a shallower foundation to the north of the main part of the hotel, indicating an addition. Deb told me they've found a lot of interesting things. I hope to follow up on that. |
Rebuilding the tower caps is progressing. I learned that the southwest tower was the most damaged. If it cannot be repaired, its lumber will be reused in the new structure. |
It was like finding a sacred elephant burial ground. Enormous! |
We are seeing two blocks from downtown Provo. And the best part? The truck drivers still waved at me! |
6 comments:
This is very insightful news. Thank you so much for sharing. You mentioned a while or so ago that the foundation would have a certain type of concrete that would be able to handle settling and potential cracking issues. What kind of mixture is that? Is that what was used on the floor, or is it also being used on the walls that are being poured these days?
The only time I remember discussing concrete was in context with the very last layer of the foundation walls. I was told then, and have since been told by someone else, that this last level would be poured under pressure and have an additive which will keep that level from shrinking so it would remain tight against the foundation. As for the composition of the concrete they are using on the floors and walls, I don't know. But if I see someone I can ask, I will.
Interesting! I did not know there were multiple layers to foundation walls.
They are pouring this foundation in courses. I'll try to point it out in pictures this week, but because of the forms, it's hard to see.
When I'm looking at the construction through the webcam, I'm not sure what the directions are. Is the street in front of the Temple University Ave? I know that the post office is to the right of the webcam, but from my vantage point, is the webcam taking pictures from the south end of the temple?
You are turned around. The cam is taking pictures from the north or northwest. Last month I posted some maps on my blog. I have just now put at link to that post at the top of my blog, but here it is just for you: http://newtempleinprovo.blogspot.com/2013/05/vertical-action.html If you take a minute to study these -- you'll be oriented in no time.
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