August 23, 2024Updated:March 31, 2025

March photo and video update: Peek behind the California Tower fence

(SACRAMENTO)

Check out the cool video above and pictures below. March has been another very busy month on the California Tower project as significant rebar work and concrete pours began for the foundation of the facility. The first two concrete pours have been completed and the third concrete pour will take place April 4-5. Rebar work is in progress along the south and southwest sides and vertical waterproofing work is ongoing on the north side by the shoring walls.

Interesting factoids

The site contains enough rebar to reach from Sacramento to San Francisco and back.
The mat foundation weighs the same amount as a pod of blue whales, around 170 tons.
The rebar is equal in weight to 17 Statues of Liberty or 650 elephants.
The amount of water used is equal in weight to 12 locomotives.
17,161 cubic yards of concrete is equal to the following:
- 5.25 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
- 1,430 dump trucks.
- 256 shipping containers.
- 23 houses of interior space.

The California Tower project, expected to be completed in 2030, will include a 14-story hospital tower and a 5-story pavilion that will deliver superior care for Northern Californians and adapt to meet the community's evolving needs.