December has been busy at the job site. Hunt Construction, the General Contractor on the project, continues to place the piers for the foundation. We have 272 out of 299 piers in place which represents 91% of the total.
Two tower cranes have been erected and inspected. Both are ready for operation and will play a key role in the vertical construction going forward. The grading and excavation, plumbing and other utilities for the cyclotron room have been completed. Inspection needs to be completed, followed by concrete being poured in that area. The underground plumbing and electrical for the 2nd pour are almost completed and awaiting inspection as well.
The months ahead will involve many concrete pours that make up the bulk of the Center. Pour number two, which is the cyclotron and building sub slab, will be a total of 43,722 cubic yards. That’s is more than 2,900 truckloads of concrete. Additionally, the garage area is 65% completed and which represents 180 cubic yards.