The Mattawa General Hospital Construction has been progressively moving forward. The structural elements (steel beams, concrete walls etc.) are 80 percent complete. All trusses and the remainder of the steel structure should be installed by November 15, 2007. The Contactor expects to have the building fully enclosed for the winter including all vapour and air barriers, insualtion windows. The exterior block on the lower level of the walls is being installed.

The new entrance off Highway 17 is coming to completion and will be utilized by all heavy equipment that need to gain access to the site. This will alleviate the stresses such equipment had on Turcotte Park Drive along with any safety concerns residents had with the volume of traffic near the school.

Some interior partition walls have been constructed and it is now possible to get a 'feel' for how the room layout will work. There have been tours of the construction site for the hospital staff and there is growing excitement as the new hospital becomes a reality.

Until the next update, enjoy watching the progression. Check out www.mattawahealth.ca for more information

Hospital Project Update April, 2007

To keep local residents informed on what is happening at the new Mattawa General Hospital Construction site, The Mattawa Recorder and The Mattawa General Hospital Board are collaborating to bring readers monthly news updates. These reports will come from interviews with Matthew Curry, Assistant Project Manager, ZW Group and/or Ted Darby CEO Mattawa General Hospital.

In this latest update, Matthew Curry has informed us that the site has been 100% cleared of all soil and boulders. Turcotte Park Road has been blocked this past week due to construction taking place for the water main extension. This was necessary to provide the new hospital with water service.

The last couple of weeks have also been spent working on the footings for the new hospital. The next stage of the project has been broken into two segments, east block and west block. Bondfield has prepped the east block footings, completed the form work involved, and has poured concrete for approx. 75% of the footings. Forming for portions of the foundation walls has begun as well.

In May, Bondfield expects that work will continue to take place to complete the footings and foundations. The site services will be completed with sewer construction on Mattawan Street and roads and sidewalk work will continue.

Until next time, this is what's happening on the construction site.

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Mise à jour sur le projet de construction de l’hôpital – Avril 2007

Pour tenir la population locale au courant de ce qui se passe sur le chantier de construction du nouvel Hôpital général de Mattawa, la direction du journal The Mattawa Recorder et le conseil d’administration de l’Hôpital général de Mattawa collaborent à la publication de mises à jour mensuelles. Ces comptes rendus seront le fruit d’entrevues avec le chef de projet adjoint de ZW Group, Matthew Curry, ou le directeur général de l’Hôpital général de Mattawa, Ted Darby.

Dans la dernière mise à jour, Matthew Curry nous a informés que le chantier de construction avait été complètement dégagé de matières organiques et de grosses roches. La semaine passée, le chemin Turcotte Park a été bloqué en raison des travaux de prolongement de la conduire d’eau principale, ce qui permettra d’assurer l’approvisionnement en eau de l’hôpital.

Les deux dernières semaines ont également été consacrées à l’installation des semelles de fondation du nouvel hôpital. L’ensemble des travaux a été divisé en deux secteurs, soit le bloc est et le bloc ouest. L’entreprise Bondfield a entrepris les travaux pour les semelles de fondation du bloc est, soit l’installation des coffrages et la coulée du béton pour environ 75 % des semelles. On a également commencé à préparer les coffrages pour les murs de fondation.

En mai, l’entreprise Bondfield s’attend à continuer les travaux pour la mise en place des semelles et des murs de fondation. La construction d'égouts de la rue Mattawan permettra d'achever les travaux d'aménagement du chantier et les travaux d'installation des trottoirs et des chemins se poursuivront.

Voilà ce qui se passe sur le chantier. À la prochaine!