MAKING MOVES
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. recently helped complete construction of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Tower II
McCarthy Completes Scripps Hospital Tower II Project McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., in partnership with Scripps Health and HGA Architects, recently completed construction of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Tower II — a state-of-the-art, 418,500-square-foot, 10-story acute care tower designed to meet the region’s growing demand for healthcare. With a total construction cost of $664 million, the project employed a unique bolted side plate structural steel system, a unique approach that significantly reduced
welding time and labor demands. McCarthy said in a release that the approach is the first of its kind to be active in construction for the California Department of Health Care Ac- cess and Information. Te exterior features precast paneling, improving efficiency and reducing the building enclosure timeline. Te new tower is directly connected to
the original Tower I that was completed by McCarthy in 2014, reflecting more than a decade of trusted partnership between
Trench Shoring Plays Key Role in Successful Purple Line Project A complex, multifaceted project to extend Phase 2 of the Purple Line Los Angeles Metro Expansion was completed two days ahead of an aggressive 21-day target date this spring due to an all-hands-on-deck effort between AGC of California member company Trench Shoring Company (TSC) and the project contractor, Tutor Perini (TPOG). Although TPOG had initially received
approval for a 21-day closure, the 24-hour, 7 days/week schedule made the 19-day completion possible with zero recordable or lost time incidents. Te Wilshire/Rodeo Road Station is con-
structed under the footprint of Wilshire Blvd., a main thoroughfare through downtown Los Angeles. Te project necessitated closure of a busy four- block stretch of Wilshire and involved deck removal and restoration, as well as moving and restoring water and utility lines.
Scripps Health and the construction team. Te new facility includes 170 licensed inpa- tient beds, a rooftop helistop, nine operat- ing rooms, three interventional radiology suites, and expanded imaging, emergency department (ED) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services. In early June, labor and delivery, postpartum, and NICU units transitioned staff to the new facility, es- tablishing Tower II as a premier destination for women’s and infant care in the region.
Trench Shoring Company supported
TPOG throughout the project, delivering ap- proximately 1,500 linear feet of speed shores and street plates to provide an 8-foot-deep excavation around the station. Tis created access to the deck beam ends ahead of the closure. During the closure, TSC provided a series of 10-foot-wide shields to protect the workers from removing the bearing seat (cap beam) for the temporary decking system and the soldier piles. TSC’s equipment deliveries took place on a 24-hour and weekend de- livery schedule to keep the project moving. Tis construction project was yet an-
other phase of the $10 billion D (Purple) Line Subway Extension project, which has been underway since 2014. Designed to connect downtown Los Angeles to West Los Angeles, this key transit project is scheduled for completion before the 2028 Olympics.
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Trench Shoring Company played a key role in Phase 2 of the Purple Line Los Angeles Metro Expansion.
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