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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, PHOTOS AND SCHEDULE

November 2009

Photos of November 2009 Construction Activities

Monday, November 2, 2009 - Pit A2: placing crushed rock over geotextile.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - I-Beam supports for iron plate covers at Pit A2; Settlement tank in background for drain
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - Drain sump with trash pump and 3-inch discharge pipe at Pit A2
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 3" drain piping to settlement tank
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Contractor laying out jet grout columns for pipe support from Pit A2 (in background) to Pit A1
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Jet grouting operation from Pit A2 (in foreground) to Pit A1
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Placing geotextile fabbric over rock bed and formwork and formwork for concrete slab at Pit A2
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Pipe sleeves installation for safety railings on I-Beam at Pit A2
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Potholing for Sewerline "E" 6-inch lateral at Kanuku Street, Sta. 1+66
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Potholing abandoned 10-inch sewerline along Sewerline "A" alignment at Kamehameha Highway, Sta 0+47
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Preparing Pit A2 for concrete pour
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Curing newly poured concrete slat at Pit A2
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Layout for microtunneling machine position on concrete floow slab in Pit A2
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Contractor excavating to a depth of approximately 6 feet to check jet grout column wall seals at Pit A3
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Contractor excavating to a depth of approximately 6 feet to check jet grout column wall seals at Pit A3. Vertical gray sections on trench walls are jet grout columns
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Contractor preparing to reinforce Pit A3 perimeter
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Subsurface investigation across Kamehameha Highway at Hekaha Street intersection using ground penetrating radar in progress
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Subsurface investigation across Kamehameha Highway at Hekaha Street intersection using ground penetrating radar in progress
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Securing Pit A3 with non-skid steel plates at end of work day
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Contractor continues to pothole at Sta 0+82 & Sta. 0+85, on Kamehameha Hwy along Sewerline "A" alignment for possible obstructions shown on subsurface investigation report - none were discovered
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Contractor continues to assemble microtunneling equipment and support structure, welding thrust block steel plate onto sheet piles and anchoring it to the concrete pad
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Contractor continues to assemble microtunneling equipment and support structure, installing thrust block steel plate in preparation for microtunneling Pit A2 to Pit A3
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Contractor preparing to lower pipe jacking unit into Pit A2
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Contractor continues to pothole at approximately Sta 0+70+, on Kamehameha Hwy along Sewerline “A” alignment for possible obstructions shown on subsurface investigation report – no underground utilities and/or
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Constructing formwork for concrete block between steel plate and sheet pile wall to complete thrust block assembly at Pit A2
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Floor jack plates are being installed for pipe jacking unit to microtunnel from Pit A2 to Pit A3
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Pouring CLSM concrete between steel backing plaste and sheet piles to completes thrust block assembly at Pit A2
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Pipe jacking unit is prepped for hoisting into Pit A2
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Setting up Pit A2 for jacking unit completed
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Pipe jacking unit final assembly at Pit A2
Monday, November 16, 2009 - Pit A3 excavation and installation of shoring box in progess
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Placing shoring box into Pit A3 in progress
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - End plate installation at open end of box shoring in progress at Pit A3
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Welding end plate in place at Pit
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Jet grouting at night for Sewerline "A" on Kamehameha Highway between Pit A1 and Pit A2
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Welding of flanged lead-in pipe onto sheet pile wall at Pit A2 in preparation for microtunneling to Pit A3
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Installation of pipe jacking unit, and soild separator pumps and piping (right of photo), in progress at Pit A2
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Completing the piping between soil separator pumps and soil separator unit for the microtunneling support equipment at Pit A2
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Pit A3 excavation completed to a depth of 15 feet +, 10.0 elevation
Thursday, November 18, 2009 - contractor continues to jet grout at night for Sewerline "A" on Kamehameha Highway between Pit A1 and Pit A2
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Contractor installing 3-inch PVC drain line to remove groundwater from pit to catch tank at Pit A2
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Jet grout operations from Pit A2 to Pit A1 in progress along Sewerline "A" alignment at Kamehameha Highway
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Contractor preparing to hoist microtunneling head into Pit A2
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Positioning the microtunneling control room and hydraulic power pack in place for microtunneling from Pit A2 to Pit A3
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Contractor removed sheet pile section within lead-in pipe and chipped at grouted wall for final installation of seal fittings
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Newly installed seal fittings at opening for microtunneling towards Pit
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Potholing for utilities for Sewerline "E" at Kanuku Street, Sta 2+25 +
Friday, November 20, 2009 - I-Beam for bracing sheetpiles and deck support
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Driving lead pipe behind steering can at Pit A2 towards Pit A3
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Hoisting next 10-foot section of Permalok pit into Pit A2
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Jacking ring placed between jacking plate and pipe during pipe jacking from Pit A2 to Pit A3
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Driving 2nd pipe home into 1st pipe during pipe jacking from Pit A2 to Pit A3
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Inspecting inclinometer casing for Pit A3
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Contractor continues to Jet grout from Pit A2 to Pit A1 for Sewerline "A" pipe support
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Contractor installing pipe sleeve into receiving wall at Pit A3 used to sight incoming tunnel bore from Pit A2
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 8-inch pipe sleeve installed on receiving wall at Pit A3 used to sight incoming tunnel bore from Pit A2
Monday, November 23, 2009 - Jet grout crew continues to jet grout Pit A1
Monday, November 23, 2009 - Construction of formwork for 38-inch exit seal at Pit A3 in progress
Monday, November 23, 2009 - Tying reinforcing steel for exist beam seal at Pit A3
Tuesday, November 14, 2009 - Potholing for existing 6-inch lateral at Lokowai Street, Sta. 4+63, for Sewerline "C"
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Inclinometer casing for Pit A1
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Recently completed formwork for reinforced concrete exit seal beam and bracing
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Potholing for existing 6-inch sewer lateral at Lokowai Street, Sta 3+50 for Sewerline "C"
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Contractor removing foamcore from inside of exit seal
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Microtunneling head breaks through exit seal as crew removes slurry and drilled jet grout material at Pit A3
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Crew places rock bedding in preparation for microtunneling machine "push through" and extraction
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Microtunneling machie "push through" in progress in Pit A3
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - Crew prepares boring machine for extraction from Pit A3
Monday, November 30, 2009 - Contractor begins to excavate Pit A1
Monday, November 30, 2009 - Demolition and removal of concrete block used as part of the thrust block unit for Pit A2 to Pit A3 microtunneling work
Monday, November 30, 2009 - Jet grouting operations near the shopping center at Hekaha Street continue for Sewerline "A" pipe support