Photos of the Week
Courtesy of DPR Construction
This week the sun is shining on the project site as crews work on the most critical part of the project: the sheerwalls. The fast pace of the steel erection has made the project visible from the surrounding communities and helped the new hospital entrance take shape:

The steel erection for the main patient tower was done quickly enough to allow a two-week break for more steel production while crews work on the exterior sheerwalls. Below is the first wall completed last week:


From a distance, the steel tower overshadows the detailed work that takes place throughout the site. Here, a welder works to weld the edge steel to the deck beams:

We’ll take a closer look at the workers in our future blogs. In the meantime, let us know if you have any questions or comments for the Project Team, staff or hospital leaders.
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