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View from County Public Parking Garage 58 adjacent to MARC & Metro Stations |
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This overall view shows the 350 (Kiss & Ride) level of the facility on the right, and the 330 level is on the left. |
Overall view shows Ripley Street, the grille above the emergency generator, the green roof and the ventilation stack on the 350 level. |
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The MBT (Metropolitan Branch Trail) is complete. This view faces northwest. |
The MBT (Metropolitan Branch Trail) is complete. This view faces southeast. |
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Interior finish work at the 330 Level is progressing rapidly. |
All three drive lane entrances (Buses only at 305 and 330, taxis and passenger vehicles at 350) are now complete. This photo shows 350. |
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Photo shows that final grading around the building is almost complete. Two long sidewalks connect key intersections to the facility. |
This photo shows the plenum wall, drive lane, girders, beams and planter boxes at the 330 Level. |
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Panoramic view of the construction site |
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Aerial view from Colesville Road looking south.
(Picture by Bruce Lee) |
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This overall view of the site faces north. AMA is working on seatwalls in the green roof area, on the left side of the photo. |
This photo shows progress made at the south end of the project, where the green roof and the new roadway, Rippifont, will be constructed. |
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AMA continues slab on grade (SOG) work at the 305 Level. |
TThis photo shows canopy and glazing installation at Canopy 3, on the 330 Level near the train tracks and the MBT Trail.
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Imperial Stone Paving is making good progress in the plaza area, adjacent to the WMATA entrance,
installing brick and granite paving stones in a complex curvilinear pattern.
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Ross and Freestate are working along Colesville Road to relocate existing utilities, install light poles, conduit and drainage structures. |
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Ross and Freestate are working along Colesville Road to relocate existing utilities, install light poles, conduit and drainage structures. |
This photo presents the south portion of the central open space. Stair 3 is in the foreground, and escalator 5 is at the upper left.
Note the granite stair treads and stainless steel handrail.
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This photo showcases the north end of the central open space, where work on stair 2 and escalators 3 and 4 is nearly complete.
Note the granite stair treads and stainless steel handrail.
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This view, facing north, shows that all of the structural steel for Canopy 4 (top level) is complete,
and both elevator towers are completely enclosed. |
This view faces northwest. The large trusses for vertical egress enclosures (escalators 1 and 2 and stair 1) are in place,
at top center of photo, and the framing for the exhaust vent is complete, at lower left. |
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This photo shows the south end of the project. A temporary sidewalk
was installed near the south end of the project to access the MARC train platform during the past month. |
This photo, taken inside the building at the 305 level, shows the three large ventilation ducts that will remove exhaust fumes from the facility. |
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This photo, shot facing south on the 330 level, shows that work is almost complete in this area.
Signs and lighting for the facility are installed on the wall, left of center. |
Ross has finished installing pipe and drainage structures at the 305 Level of the building, and AMA has
Started placing concrete curb and sidewalk. Roadway construction will begin soon.
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The glass and steel panel finishes subcontractor, GPR, is installing the final grey “skin” on the short sides of the elevator shafts. Glass will cover the two long sides of each shaft. |
The HVAC contractor is installing the three large vane axial fans that will ventilate the lower two floors (Levels 305 and 330). |
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View of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). It runs between the Transit Center and the WMATA/ MARC train tracks. |
Finishing sidewalk on the 330 Level. The Contractor, AMA, is preparing to saw joints in the hardened concrete. |
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Final concrete work on the last deep storm drain manhole (MH 10) will finish during the next several weeks. That will be a big relief!!! It’s sad that the public will not see and appreciate the vast network of subterranean pipes and chambers holding water on site. Managing stormwater reduces flooding and the expense of building storm drain infrastructure downstream. |
AMA is working on curbs at Level 305, and will follow this with sidewalk in short order. |
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Concrete block work is almost finished at the middle (Level 330) offices and waiting room area, and the contractor is installing ductwork in the “conditioned” spaces. This area will contain the waiting room for the Intercity bus operations and the County’s TRiPS store operation, both of which will be located at the new Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC). |
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This view, facing north, shows that all of the
structural steel for Canopy 4 (top level) is complete, and
both elevator towers are completely enclosed. |
This view, facing northeast, shows all of the
building except the northwest end. The tower for elevators 3
and 4 is in the center of the photo, and the large trusses
for the enclosure at stair 1 are in place at the lower left. |
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This photo shows the south end of the project. The
room in the center of the photo, at the extreme south end of
the building, will house the emergency generator. |
This face of one of the two glass elevator towers is
almost completely enclosed. |
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Work proceeds at the lowest (Elev. 305) level of the
facility on the decorative concrete block air plenum,
drainage pipe and inlets. |
Large steel trusses and glass canopies shield the
escalator and stairs adjacent to the railroad tracks. |
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View of the top (Elev. 350) level of the transit
center, facing northwest. |
The Marc train waiting area and the transit center
offices will be constructed in this space. |
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This photo shows the canopy steel on the middle
(Elev. 330) level. |
Decorative concrete block work is almost finished on
the project. This view shows the block on the lowest level
(Level 305). |
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This view, facing northwest, shows that
most of the structural steel for Canopy 4 is in place,
and structural steel erection for the two elevator towers is complete. |
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This view, facing west, shows that Facchina
is still forming and placing wall and slab concrete in the office,
equipment room and waiting room areas. The base for the ventilation
tower is in the center of the photo. |
This photo shows the south end of the
project. The room on the left, at the extreme south end of the project,
will house the emergency generator. |
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| This view, facing north, shows the
structural steel for canopies 3 (330 Level) and 4 (350 Level). |
The large stormwater management vault under
the 305 Level slab in this area is complete and backfilled.
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| Overall view of the “Kiss and
Ride” top level. |
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| South end
of the project, where the underground offices, rest rooms and passenger
waiting
areas will reside. |
Lowering an escalator into
position. |
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| Placing one of the five
escalators on its bearings. |
Ready to place wall and
roof deck concrete at one of the deep underground storm water
management vaults. |
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| Placing one of the five
escalators on its bearings. |
Staircase enabling
passengers to move between the middle and top levels of the building.
The finished steps will be granite. |
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| Installing the first
column for the main glass curtain wall and canopy. |
One of the elevator
towers, viewed from the middle level. |
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| This is one of the two large stormwater
management vaults under the 305 Level slab. |
Street level view of the
building, displaying its low-profile when viewed from the intersection
of Wayne and Ramsey streets. |
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| Staircase to move
passengers between the lowest and middle levels of the building. The
finished steps will be granite. |
Superstructure slabs,
beams and columns viewed from the lowest level. Escalator to transport
passengers between the second and third levels is visible at the upper
left. |
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| Facchina prepares to place
concrete for
superstructure pour 2D, in the top center area of the photo, on January
27. |
This photo shows Facchina
workers preparing
for superstructure pour 1G |
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| Placing superstructure
concrete for pour
2D. This was the 11th of 14 large superstructure concrete pours on the
project. |
Facchina has placed about
half the concrete
in the forms for superstructure pour 2B. The deck is 10”
thick,
the girders are 6 feet deep, and they placed 1,200 CY of 8,000 psi
concrete that day. The pump is stretching at its limit to place
concrete at the far side of the pour. |
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| Placing and finishing
superstructure concrete for pour 1D. |
View of the scaffolding
used to support deck, beam and girder forms that will contain the
superstructure concrete. |
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| View of
slab forms, epoxy coated rebar and plastic post-tensioning ducts for
the superstructure concrete pours. |
View of column and
superstructure formwork across most of the site. |
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| Placing concrete for
superstructure concrete pour. |
This photo was taken in
the early evening at the end of the largest superstructure concrete
pour on the project. The concrete pump is on the right, and the workers
are troweling the last area of wet concrete. |
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| View
of the ceiling of the facility on the ground level (Level
305). The camera is pointing toward Colesville Road. |
View of the ceiling of the
facility on the ground level (Level 305). The camera is
pointing toward the Metro station. This photo and the previous one were
both taken from the same location, near the intersection of Bonifant
Street and Ramsey Avenue. |
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| Picture is taken from
Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road. |
