The 310,000 square-foot addition will add an eight-story building and will includes diagnostic and treatment facilities, primarily out-patient cancer and others) labs, new state-of-the-art operating rooms, 20 inpatient beds, and a lobby. There will be two floors of underground parking and sterile processing. This will bring SCH bed total to 409, up from 200 before its expansion 2012 plan.
The helicopter landing pad moved temporarily to the roof of Forest A (176’), now known as Friends of Costco Building, Phase 1 of the expansion. The landing pad will be active until Building Care is completed. Noise is expected to be louder than the former ground-based helipad. When Forest B is complete, the helistop will moves to its permanent location on top of the Friends of Costco Building (same height).
Lights were added to the horizontal swing arm (boom) portion of the tower crane to increase safety for helicopter landings. These are in addition to the lights at the end of the boom and on the crane operator’s cab. The additional lights will help the helicopter pilots in identifying the location of the boom when landing or departing the helipad in the dark. While the lights are visible from the ground, they are not bright enough to interfere with any neighboring properties. As a reminder, the tower crane is scheduled to remain onsite through August 2020.
The Hospital posted this information on their Construction Blog about specific construction activity this week:
- Tree work to include removing trees that are dying or hazardous, pruning healthy trees to remove dead or low branches, and removing branches leaning on structures, including including along the perimeters. We expect this work will have minimal impact on the perimeter tree buffer.
- On Thursday mulch will be placed using a blower truck, which will generate noise, and the mulch will generate some odors, along the west side of 45th Avenue NE, south of the intersection with NE 47th Street.
- Sidewalk work: construction crews will repair sidewalks and install (ADA) ramps: 9/14-9/18 - n the south side of NE 50th Street, between Sand Point Way NE and 44th Avenue NE; and 9/21-9/25 - on the north side of NE 50th Street, between Sand Point Way NE and Sand Point Place NE. Affected sidewalks will be closed during construction, and pedestrian detour signage will be posted.
- Pour concrete for walls and shafts
- Install fireproofing
- Framing
- Paint
- Install roofing
- Set walls
- Install metal panels
- Install windows
- Install metal sheeting
- Install elevator equipment
- Install mechanical and electrical wiring and plumbing equipment
- Install drywall
- Install siding
- Build out electrical, mechanical, generator and pneumatic tube blower rooms
- Install insulation
- Install flooring
- Install sprinkler systems
- Build out interior spaces
- Electrical power installation (Seattle City Light)
- Work in existing buildings:
- Paint and install ceiling tiles, grease interceptor, sink, dishwasher and water heater on River B level 3 in old vending machine location for Starbucks coffee cart
- Install utility wiring, countertops, panels, and doors in new chapel location on River A level 7
- Building connection work:
- Saw cutting, set walls, pour stairs and install steel and fireproofing on level 1 of Forest A
- Complete framing and install seismic joints, utility wiring, and pneumatic tube connections on level 2 of Forest A
- Complete framing and install utility wiring and pneumatic tube connections on level 3 of Forest A
- Install utility wiring, insulation, drywall, and seismic joint covers on level 4 of Forest A
- Install drywall and seismic joint covers on level 5 of Forest A
- Install seismic joint covers on level 6 of Forest A
- Install seismic joint covers on level 7 of Forest A
- Patch ceilings and trim utility wiring on level 8 of Forest A
- Install flooring on level 9 of Forest A
All work will take place 8-6pm weekdays and 9-6pm on Saturdays.
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