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Friday, August 14th, 2009
UPDATE: September 22, 2009
ACC recently acquired an additional 36.5 acres directly east of the Pinnacle Campus – land that will be used to create approximately 438 new parking spaces and another avenue to enter/exit Pinnacle property. The new driveway will be located at the intersection of US Hwy. 290 and Convict Hill Road. ACC expanded the scope of the project (original plans called for 200 new spaces) after enrollment spiked 17 percent at Pinnacle this fall. The construction schedule is very aggressive in order to complete the additional spots while maintaining the fall 2010 completion target. The additional 438 spots will mean a total of over 970 spaces at Pinnacle. The project team expects that will accommodate students, faculty, and staff even at peak times of the day.
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Site work continues this week, mostly excavation and debris removal. Inside the shell, the elevator pit has been dug and the concrete floor and walls are poured.
The elevator pit is conventional construction. The floor is a slab-on-grade and the walls were formed with plywood.
The new utility trench will connect the new central plant with the main campus.
Most of the roof deck has been replaced.
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
6/10/09 Update:
The crane was dismantled the weekend of May 30-31. Miscellaneous concrete is being completed. Storefront and glazing work is ongoing as well as sprinkler work and miscellaneous steel work. The elevator installation began this week. The water line upgrade along 12th Street is underway. SpawGlass remains incident/accident-free and the project is still on schedule for completion in August 2009.
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
Interior demolition is nearly complete and pier drilling for new structure has begun. In the coming weeks you will see mainly site work – trenching for utilities, etc. – under way on the exterior. We do not expect any significant impacts on the area for some time (street lane closures, for example). We are still on track to open for summer semester of 2010.
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Chasco, the site utilities sub-contactor, has begun work on-site. Trenches are being dug for domestic water lines and sanitary sewer lines across the site. Ranger is wrapping up excavation and finish grading of the site water detention pond. The outflow structure construction for the pond will commence soon.
Building 1000 – The third floor level has been formed and poured with concrete. The exterior third-floor columns are being framed this week. The tallest concrete structure will be completed this week. Spawglass is awaiting the delivery of structural steel that will be used to frame the rest of the third floor and roofs. This construction will begin in July. The first-level mechanical ductwork will begin soon.
Building 1000 Concrete Construction In Progress
Building 1000 First Floor Structural Framing
Building 2000 – The foundation mud slabs have been poured, and the first-floor forming is being installed. The first-floor level concrete will be poured this week for half of the building.
Building 2000 Mud Slabs Being Poured
Building 3000 – The third-floor level has been formed and poured with concrete. The exterior third-floor columns are being framed this week. The tallest concrete structure will be completed this week. Spawglass is awaiting the delivery of structural steel that will be used to frame the rest of the third floor and roofs. This construction will begin in July. The first level-mechanical ductwork will begin soon.
Building 5000 – The drilling of all piers has been completed. Rebar cages are being placed in the piers, and concrete will be poured this week.
Building 9000 – The building foundation preparation work has been completed, below grade utilities have been installed and the grade beams are being excavated. The rest of the concrete foundation is being formed and poured this week.
We have received comments from the City of Round Rock on Building 1000 and 3000 building permit submittals, and our design team is preparing re-submit responses. We hope to have the permits issued in a couple weeks. The building permit comments for Building 2000 and 5000 are expected from the city sometime this week.
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
As the demolition continues, all asbestos-containing materials are removed from the roof and parapets. Very shortly, the entire building will be completely free of all asbestos and lead paint.
Adaptive Reuse of Gymnasium
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Road work will begin this week to upgrade the water utility line along 12th Street from Shoal Creek Blvd. to Rio Grande Street. Only one lane in the eastbound direction will be affected. Meanwhile, the majority of the concrete structure has been poured and shoring is being removed. The CMU and brick and other finishes are being applied. Some of the building’s character is beginning to show. The crane is expected to be dismantled the end of May. The project remains on schedule.
ACC Rio Grande Campus Parking Garage
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The site development permit was approved by the City of Round Rock on April 30, 2009. A pre-construction conference with the city has been set up for Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at the Public Works Dept. After the conference is held, several new sub-contractors will move on-site to begin site improvement work, including the trenching and installation of all underground utilities, which include the chilled water piping, electrical conduits, IT cabling, storm water drain piping, domestic water service, and irrigation piping. The work will be ongoing for the next several weeks.
Bldg 1000 Looking At First Floor Over Crawl Space
Building 1000 – Work on the crawl space is complete. The mud slabs have been poured, and the piers have been poured to the first-floor slab level. The first floor is being formed and rebar is being placed in the beams and deck. The first of two concrete pours will occur this week.
Building 1000 First Floor Slab Being Formworked
Building 2000 – The crawl space has been excavated, and all the piers have been drilled and poured with concrete. Foundation work has stopped pending the completion of Building 1000 and 3000 superstructures.
Building 3000 – Work on the crawl space is complete. The mud slabs have been poured and the piers have been poured to the first-floor slab level. The first floor has been formed, and rebar was placed in the beams and deck. The first major concrete pour was performed Thursday, April 30, 2009. Two-thirds of the first floor slab was completed. The remaining one-third is being poured this week. First-floor columns will be formed at the end of the week.
Bldg 3000 First Floor Being Formworked
Bldg 3000 First Floor Being Formworked 2
Building 5000 – The building foundation excavation has filled with select fill lifts, and the final elevation for the slab has been reached. Piers will be drilled through the new foundation this coming week and completed by early next week.
Building 9000 – The building foundation is complete. All piers have been drilled and poured with concrete. The perimeter grade beams and slab on grade will be formed this week.
The excavation of the water detention basin on the southwest corner of the site is 80 percent complete.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
12th Street Lane Closure Notification
(From Shoal Creek Blvd. to Rio Grande St.)
View 12th Street Road Closure Notification in a larger map
May 1 – July 1, 2009
Mondays-Fridays: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
This lane closure is required to safely install a new 8-inch water line along the east bound lane of 12th Street. If possible, you may want to avoid this area during work hours as there could be traffic delays.
Thank you for your patience during the construction process as we work to expand
available parking and provide a new bookstore for the community.
Construction on the garage is on schedule for completion this August.
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Update (4-27-09):
SpawGlass made 2 concrete pours last week to make up for rain the previous week. The final concrete pour will be this week (weather permitting) to complete the 7 level parking structure. Any additional concrete pours will be made during the day for pouring the stairs, canopies, and misc. leave-outs. The project remains on schedule to open in August 2009.
RGC Construction site taken at ground level across 12th Street
RGC Garage Construction - Aerial Photo
RGC Garage Construction - Aerial Photo
RGC Garage Construction - Aerial Photo
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