Workers poured concrete last week for the pedestrian overpass that will span Stewart Street. How much concrete? Two hundred and twenty cubic yards—or 891,000 pounds. If this were laid 0.5” thick by 0.5” wide, it would stretch roughly to Hollywood City Hall.
The bridge will provide a safe crossing over Stewart Street for pedestrians traveling between the Centennial Complex and the main campus. The project entails lowering Stewart Street to about 15 feet below ground level.
Construction is scheduled for completion in summer 2014.
The Centennial Pathway will be lengthened to cross over the bridge. Its colored brick pavers commemorate significant dates in the institution’s history. Originally planned to stop at 100 years (2005), the pathway will now extend south over Stewart Street to the year 2056.