Carver construction: What to expect the week of March 6

Construction continues on the Carver Academic Facility construction project on Western Washington University's Bellingham campus.

The project includes replacement of the building center section with a three-story addition and wrapping the east and south sides with new structure and glass windows and other exterior openings. The project will address urgently needed seismic reinforcement throughout the facility, replace numerous aging building systems, provide improved disabled access to classrooms, labs and offices, and allow for much better use of academic spaces.

Live video feeds of the construction project are available on the project website from the WWU Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget.

Here's what to expect for the week of March 6:

• Continue abatement/demolition roof in 1960 buildings.
• Continue excavation for building foundation.
• Pour concrete foundation for the south section of the new addition.
• Expect back-up beeper noise from concrete pump and concrete redi-mix trucks at the north, south and east end of the construction site.
• Continue structural interior work in Gyms A, B and C.

And here's the plan for the week of March 13:

• Continue abatement/demolition roof in 1960 buildings. This will continue until the end of March.
• Complete excavation for building foundation.
• Pour concrete foundation. Form for concrete, place reinforcing steel and place (pour) concrete for south and east parts of the addition.
• Expect back-up beeper noise from concrete pump and concrete redi-mix trucks at the north end of the construction site.
• Continue structural interior work in Gyms A, B and C.