The new LLUH parking structure on Campus Street is scheduled to open this Friday, November 1. According to Robert Cole, project superintendent, the 1,170 new parking spaces the structure provides will go a long way toward making sure everyone who comes to the campus of Loma Linda University Health can find a place to park.
“Right now, the structure will open for parking only,” Mr. Cole says, noting that offices of the security and parking departments are not slated for occupancy until mid-December or later.
Of the total, 1,147 will be regular parking spaces, 12 designated Americans with Disabilities Act accessible spaces, 8 charging stations for electric vehicles, and 3 for carpool vans.
Mr. Cole says the budget for the project was $20,884,491.53. He anticipates the project will come in very close to the target. “If we go over budget,” he observes, “it won’t be by much, and if we come in under budget, it won’t be by much.”
The project was started in November 2012, and required 18,000 cubic yards of concrete to complete. At 4,000 pounds per cubic yards, the concrete weighs approximately 72 million pounds. The structure also contains 198,000 pounds of rebar.
Mr. Cole credits Bomel Construction of Anaheim Hills for completing the project ahead of schedule—it was originally scheduled to open the first week in December—and for the fact that construction has been nearly injury free. “There were no lost work days,” he adds.