May photo update: Peek behind the California Tower fence
Massive cranes erected at construction site
(SACRAMENTO)
Progress continues at the California Tower site with several key milestones achieved this month:
May 19–20: TheCrawler Cranewas successfully delivered and installed on-site, marking a major step in preparing for vertical construction.
May 21–22: TheSouth Tower Cranewas received and installed, further enhancing lifting capabilities for upcoming structural work.
Looking ahead toJune, the project will transition into the steel erection phase:
June 3: First delivery ofStructural Steel.
June 4:Erection Preparationbegins.
June 10: Start ofStructural Steel Erection.
June 27 – July 1: Delivery and installation of theNorth Tower Crane.
Stay tuned for more updates as the California Tower continues to rise!
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.
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Photos courtesy: Nicolas Felix Soares de Sousa, Cambridge CM, Inc., and Wayne Tilcock, photographer, UC Davis Health