Part of North 10th closed for water main improvements
A portion of North 10th Street is closed to make water main improvements associated with the new Grant Center for the Expressive Arts.
North 10 Street is closed 24 hours a
day from Prospect to Fife, including the intersection at 10th and
Prospect; there may be steel plates on nearby streets. The work will likely continue through early December.
Tons of memories
It took about three weeks to bring down the old Grant Center for the Expressive Arts – all 4,000 tons of it. Trucks hauled off that material, including 3,397 tons of concrete and steel that were destined for recycling facilities.
About a year from now, Grant students will walk into their new building, ready to make a fresh set of memories.
Take a look at this time-lapse video showing the demolition.
Saturday work possible in October, November
With permission from the City of Tacoma, general contractor Korsmo Construction could work on the site Saturdays through – Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to late afternoon. There’s more material to haul off site than originally anticipated; if the contractor can do that work before significant fall rains hit, it will save a significant amount of money, as the rain makes the material heavier and we pay for hauling and disposal by weight.
Update: Crews are expected to work on Saturday, Oct. 27.
They grow so fast: Live Construction web-cam
You can also click here to see what's happening right now on the live construction web-cam.
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