June 20, 2008

The wet weather hasn't slowed construction at the Northridge construction site. Wednesday morning at 7 AM the concrete trucks started rolling in. One hour, thirty minutes and one hundred twenty-five yards of concrete later, the floor for the addition was poured.




Two trucks at a time unloaded the concrete into a hopper that carried it into a "boom truck" from which the concrete was pumped, via a 120 ft. arm extension, into the forms. Once the concrete had dried, workers used large saws to cut grooves in the floor to prevent cracking.



The additional parking space on the south end of the parking lot has also been completed.



The weather also hasn't affected work inside Lindley Hall at Santa Fe where workers have been installing insulation in the ceiling. Without the insulation, the gym would have a 25 ton energy loss.



Another project this summer has been the wind turbine at Walton Rural Life Center. After a few delays, the actual tower and turbines were installed last week with the assistance of Westar employees.

Updates and more photos will be posted on the construction updates page.