LCM Weekly Update Sept. 9 - 13

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services sent this bulletin at 09/05/2024 03:11 PM PDT

Legislative Campus Modernization Project Weekly Update

All construction work is weather-dependent and subject to change.

Work continues on the Newhouse Building replacement, nearby sidewalks, the east parking lot, and underground utilities.

Next week crews will continue:

Preparing north section of parking lot for paving and landscaping.
Flushing heating and cooling pipes throughout the building.
Installing tile on restroom walls on level 1.
Taping drywall in basement and levels 3 and 4.
Installing terrazzo tile on multiple levels.
Installing carpet on multiple levels.
Priming and painting levels 2-4.
Elevator installation.
Installing underground electrical and irrigation at Capitol Lot (former Visitors Center parking lot) site.
Preparing Columbia Street for repaving and pouring new sidewalks.
Perform underground electrical work in preparation of connecting Newhouse to campus power.

Blue dots depict piles drilled as of Aug. 30

Hillside stabilization continues. In the coming weeks DES will:

Continue pile drilling; crews are drilling and filling approximately 9 holes per day.
Continue underground electrical work.

NOTE: As drilling continues, people can expect noise levels in the area to stay about the same as they have been for several weeks.

Increased truck traffic is expected to and from the Pritchard jobsite as crews remove dirt and concrete is delivered.
Columbia Street between Sid Snyder Avenue SW and 15^th Street SW remains closed.

South side of Sid Snyder Avenue SW
Both sides of Columbia Street
The pedestrian bridge over Capitol Way will remain closed through the end of the Newhouse project.

Newhouse site:
- All crews: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Note: A small crew will be working 24/7 inside the building flushing heating and cooling pipes. There should be no impacts outside the building.
Pritchard site: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Eight stalls along the east side of Water Street will be closed Sept. 9 – 16 for a boom lift to install metal panels along the west side of the building. Assigned parkers have been notified.
Columbia Street between Sid Snyder Avenue SW and 15^th Street SW
Pritchard parking lot

Lots of changes have taken place at the Newhouse jobsite over the last several weeks. This includes:

The Capitol Campus includes much more than the grounds and buildings around the Legislative Building. It includes:

143 acres of beautiful, manicured grounds that includes a variety of trees, gardens and other natural attractions
260-acre Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary
Five parks
Three gardens
25 office buildings
18 monuments and artworks