Ballston-MU Station Project Progress Photos
Ballston elevator project home
December 22, 2005
Fairfax Drive, looking west from Stuart Street at restored pavement, median and striping open to traffic.
Fairfax Drive looking east from Taylor Street at restored paving and striping. Note barrels in the lower right corner of the picture indicating location of pedestrian nub improvement coordinated within project.
Fairfax Drive looking west from Stuart. Note elevator headhouse for two elevators on the southern side of Fairfax Drive on the left and completed median in the middle. Landscaping of the median will include trees and bushes to be planted closer to growing season in the spring.
Looking east from Taylor Street as striping work is completed prior to opening for use by traffic.
December 10, 2005
Fairfax Drive deck planks
Fairfax Drive looking west
South head house
South passageway
South passageway
Removing steel beam, Fairfax Drive
October 20, 2005
Workmen prepare forms for concrete to create the elevator shaft for the new elevators on the southside of N. Fairfax Dr.
Workman removes pieces of steel used to support excavation while standing on top of the newly completed passageway to the southern elevators.
View of new passageway under N. Fairfax Drive looking south from the station mezzanine toward new elevator doors.
View of new passageway under N. Fairfax Drive looking north from the elevators toward entrance to existing station mezzanine.
Structure of newly completed elevator head house on the northern side of N. Fairfax Drive awaits installation of exterior cladding and internal elevator equipment.
September 30, 2005
The steel framing for the new elevator structure in front of Nature Conservancy can be seen in this picture. The final product will resemble the existing elevator.
Workers can be seen assembling the new elevator head house behind the existing station elevator..
Workers remove the molding for the newly poured concrete wall and the southern end of the passageway under Fairfax Dr. which includes the openings for the new elevators to the surface in front of the Qwest Building.
Workers inspect the concrete finish of the completed eastern wall of the passageway between the station and the new southside elevators.
June 2, 2005
Continued excavation at the South Construction Zone below the third tier bracing.
New support steel for the exterior wall on the south side of the station.
Saw cutting operation on the west side of the north wall in the north construction zone.
Cutting operation to complete the cut through of the coves on the opposite side of the wall from the photo immediately above.
Completed tile set in the new north employees' restroom.
Shoring posts in place on the north side in order to allow the final horizontal cut across the north elevator lobby opening.
Final portion of saw cutting operation on the north side above the cove. Workers will now begin chipping out the area that has been cut.
Interior with south partitions removed, allowing saw cutting operation on the south side to begin.
Inside of the partition on the south side with the ceiling tile removed.
April 15, 2005
Long stick excavator loading a truck in the South Construction Zone
Trench for new Dominion Virginia Power conduits
New Dominion Virginia Power conduits, supported and protected, in their relocated position in the south construction zone
Workers setting the saw to perform west vertical cut through the existing Metro station wall on the south side
Saw cutting through existing station wall for the east vertical cut
Beginning of demolition of the east wall of the north elevator lobby vestibule
April 4, 2005
Bypass pumps running as the existing sanitary line is relocated
Setting of the second piece of pipe for the new sanitary line
The second piece of pipe set and prepared for the third and final piece
Final piece of new pipe being set, with the coupling attached, to the old sanitary pipe
Workers fastening the coupling to perform the final connection between the new and old pipes
54" saw being set up to perform the final vertical cuts through the existing station wall on the north side
Saw making its final cut through the existing station wall on the north side
Workers chipping out the remaining portion of concrete into the north side of the station
April 1, 2005
Initial demo of Elev. #3 doorway (approx.22")
Preparing for removal of remaining concrete from Elev. #3 doorway.
Excavation and installation of new 18" sewer.
Installing temporary partition on south side of passageway.
March 10, 2005
North Construction Zone
Existing utility structures in the South Construction Zone
South Construction Zone
Relocation of the existing sanitary line in the South Construction Zone
Excavation along North wall of station
Excavation for South Passageway & Elevators #4 & #5
Excavation showing utilities
February 7-8, 2005
Mobilization to the South Construction Zone.
Continued digging in the North Construction Zone.
New traffic flow between Stuart and Taylor Streets.
January 25, 2005
Board member Chris Zimmerman (third from right) discusses project with WMATA and County staff.
January 3, 2005
Median & North Construction Zone looking west on North Fairfax Drive
Excavation of the Median Construction Zone
Excavation of the Median Construction Zone
Excavation of the North Construction Zone
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