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April 24,2024
Back Exit Pedestrian Detour
You cannot exit to Hargett Street from the back Exit Only door of the Raleigh Municipal Building. There is a protected walkway from the Exit Only door to the parking deck stairs, but the direct access to Hargett Street is closed while underground utility work is completed. The work is expected to take about two to three weeks. Once the work is done, the protected pedestrian facilities to Hargett Street will be restored. If you exit the back door, head left and follow the arrows to the back parking deck stairs. From there, you can access the parking deck entrance to the building or the sidewalk along Dawson Street.
April 15, 2024
Ok, the Demo is Done, so What's Next?
Last week, I reported that the deep foundation and shoring work was getting ready to start on the new Civic Tower. People had a few questions about this process, so I wanted to explain what we will see in the coming months. I also had some questions about the noise levels and how long we would expect to hear elevated noise levels from the construction site.
With the demo behind us, we are now in the excavation and shoring phase of the project. This phase is scheduled to last throughout mid-June. Please note that construction schedules are always subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances, so this schedule may change; if it does, you will hear about it here.
What is shoring?
Shoring is the installation of temporary supports in the ground to prevent collapse during excavation. The excavation and shoring phase sets the groundwork for the foundation of the building. The building's foundation must be strong enough to support our new tower's seventeen stories. Crews will start with the pilings. Meaning they will drive vertical steel supports into the ground. This is the part that will make the most noise, but it also is what will stabilize the structure on top. Because this is a seventeen-story building, vertical steel soldier piles with horizontal stabilizing walls will be installed around the site's perimeter for soil retention.
April 3, 2024
The walls are down!
This week, the crews removed the last basement wall. So, what’s next? Shoring and deep foundation work. This work is very loud! Crews will be driving steel into the ground, and you will hear the noise of steel on steel being pounded into the ground, and you may feel the vibrations of this work. You will hear and feel this work if you are a Raleigh Employee and work on the east side of the Raleigh Municipal Building. The noise may also affect people who work in the Professional Building.
Power Outage, Monday, April 8.
At noon on Monday, April 8, Duke Energy will cut power to the Raleigh Municipal Building. The generator will provide the building with power. However, the parking deck will be without power while this work is completed. We expect the process to take about three to four hours. While the power is out to the parking deck, the gates will be open. We requested this work be completed during daylight hours when lighting is not an issue.
McDowell Street Closed April 12-15.
Starting at 7p.m. on April 12, the construction contractor will close a section of McDowell Street and Hargett Street. Hargett Street will be closed to through traffic between Dawson Street and McDowell Street, and McDowell Street will be closed between Morgan Street and Hargett Street. The street closure will last throughout the weekend, with the streets scheduled to reopen to traffic early on April 15.
Due to the amount of work that needs to be completed during this street closure, the team will work around the clock over the weekend. The construction noise associated with this part of the project will be from construction equipment and digging.
Work associated with the street closure includes relocating water and sanitary sewer lines.