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#541 Tom in Bristol

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Posted 11 February 2015 - 03:19 PM

The light poles have begun to sprout...

 

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...and this is how.

 

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The entry framing steel is mostly in place and the roof section behind it will pitched at a similar angle to the front steel.

 

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FIrst pics of the completed south and east walls.

 

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Reps from the City Council met with the Baker brothers and the landscaping/waterfall designers.

 

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Posted 12 February 2015 - 04:55 PM

Two shots planned for today, the first to move a rock outcropping from the slope they working on to become 2:1.

 

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The second is on the right hand end of the line of holes they're still drilling.

 

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I got permission to video the first shot while parked just below the charges set for the second, with the understanding that I get outta there in a hurry while traffic was still stopped on Lee highway. I did!!

 

 

Before and After the first shot, but although I hurried, I wasn't able to get into position quickly enough to video the second shot.

 

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The wind that blew the dust away from the shot also brought snow flurries evident in this pic of multiple conduit being laid by crews from the local utility.

 

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#543 Tom in Bristol

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Posted 16 February 2015 - 10:03 AM

Must be getting close to putting in a floor slab, a load of hog wire mats showed up today.

 

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Posted 16 February 2015 - 04:38 PM

There was also a black cable laying on the ground following the path of the power line. Anyone recognize what this is used for, possibly video surveillance?

 

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Late to the party, I know but fwiw that's the cable installed by the local telco or cable company for the "backhaul".  As much as we like to think of our cellphones as being "wireless" they are still 100% dependant on hard wired connections to get the signal into the "network" so you can call aunt helen in California from your cell phone in Maine and that signal goes almost the whole distance on an actual cable.


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Posted 17 February 2015 - 10:10 AM

The last thing said on the CB Monday afternoon was;

 

"Move the Cat D5 dozer over near Lee highway on the new road up to the Cabela's building and be sure it's fueled up!"

 

Good thing! After 8 to 10 inches (not feet, thankfully) of snow, someone got the assignment to clear some of the roads around the site, and I was able to make a swing around for some pics. The steelworkers were the only ones in action and I was glad to get back to our warm house early today.

 

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#546 Tom in Bristol

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 10:22 AM

A few more snowy day pics...

 

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Also went into the site via the original entrance for some pics...

 

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There used to be a big hill on that flattop!

 

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 10:38 AM

Yep, it's a soocold day!

 

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Posted 17 February 2015 - 11:13 AM

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Posted 20 February 2015 - 08:04 AM

Welp...4th day in a row it's been too cold for the crews to even try to work. Sunday *might* get above freezing but forecast through next Thursday is sub-32F with 20 to 40% chances for snow.

 

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Posted 25 February 2015 - 02:31 PM

Over a week went by with no activity due to the weather. During that time a decision was made to change the elevation of the short wall going in on the outside of the curve up the hill on Cabela's Drive. This meant that the two manholes (with the orange cones) and the permatile stormwater pipe between them are now a bit exposed!

 

Three pics, left to right, that permatile line, two drills across Cabela's Drive and excavating more along the edge of the future Calhoun's pad.

 

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Another storm coming through overnight...I'm hoping that most of it passes to the south, but NASCAR at Atlanta won't like that much



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Posted 26 February 2015 - 08:37 AM

Another 6" last night...crew ran a dozer and front bucket loader to clear some roadways but no more activity.

 

The steel workers are still at it on the building...guess when your welding arc is at 10,000 F it doesn't much matter whether the beams/columns are at  30 F or -30 F!

 

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Posted 04 March 2015 - 11:30 AM

Back at it after some melting...

 

 

 

Before and After...

 

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The first peak truss going up, assembling canopy sections and installing them across the front and the first AC ducting going up...

 

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Lots of action where two roads enter the site...

 

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Short wall begins with crew setting up.

 

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Posted 04 March 2015 - 11:45 AM

Pics of the two areas for shots today, will miss the video due to an appointment.

 

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The first of the hogwire mats going into the building, so should see flocks of ready mix trucks soon to pour the floor slabs.

 

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The major peak trusses and ridge beams in place, more canopy also.

 

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And the first course for the short wall has started.

 

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 03:35 PM

Two shots today, the first is on the Zaxby's pad and the second is much smaller on the edge of the road after the turn into Calhoun's. It turned out that the second went off without enough notice to shift the camera.

 

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Last major roof support ridge beam and another that just supports front facia.

 

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 03:47 PM

Saturday night and maybe into Sunday will be a major effort installing the water and sanitary sewer lines that will run under Lee Highway to the site. A connector road between the two entrances was built today after the BVU utility Co. did some prep work across the highway during the past 2 weeks.

 

Lights with generators, pipes and fill are in place and hoping the weather cooperates.

 

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 05:48 PM

Interesting Saturday night for me...it was time to make the open cut across Lee Highway for installation of water, electric and natural gas utilities which were all across the highway from the project. The new road in the last picture on the last post turned out to be a one-way detour and there were flaggers to make sure the traffic took turns going through.

 

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Did a sketch to show a section view of what goes where...after the sketch are pics of getting the water line in on the bottom.

 

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 07:00 PM

Next Atmos Energy brought in the gas line that was laid out on the lawn next to Blevins Blvd and arranged it on the left hand shelf in the trench, the BVU did the electrical conduit.

 

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 07:09 PM

Next it's time to backfill...different sized aggregate to cover the gas line and conduit and then another to top it all off and work it down with a smooth vibrating roller. Steel plates cover the pits on both sides of the highway. A final layer of asphalt will come later.

 

The crews started at 10 pm and with a "Spring Forward" finished before 7 am Sunday.

 

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 07:16 PM

Stopped by the site before the race and got some closer views.

 

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And they've started the Cabela's roof decking.

 

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Posted 09 March 2015 - 07:30 AM

Love the night pics!


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