Tidying up the Excavation

Down in the Cathedral Hill excavation, there is a pile of rock rubble yet to be lifted out of the hole.  There is a little bit of chipping for the last few pits for elevators, columns and the tower crane pad.  We'll be seeing concrete and steel within days.

Lauder Hall appears to be perched way up high on top of a cliff.  It's foundations were underpinned with concrete to prevent them form eroding out before the new garage can be built and grade restored.

Bulk Excavation

The excavation is nearly complete. Its about 60 feet deep and impossible to bring trucks down with a ramp, so the blasted and chipped rock is being pulled up by two shovels to load on Sparks Street.  There has been a line up of trucks ready to be loaded all day long for several weeks.  Five shovel loads and a truck is loaded in less than 2 minutes.

Down at the bottom a pit is being prepared for concrete for the tower crane.  Finally after all these months construction will truly start.