Fire (Station) in the Hole

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Last Monday, with all required permits in-hand, the W-T crew began construction of FS3. Let me repeat that for those of you in disbelief: W-T began constuction of FS3. Expected delivery is May 2011. First step was to lower parts of the site by two feet, which is what happened last week.

May 10: dump trucks line up to take excess dirt away:

Looking down at FS3 Site from 21st Rd – May 10 & May 16:

May 16: Sculpting FS3′s footprint:

Shelter From The Storm + I Love Trash Mashup:

If a picture is worth 1,000 words I hope this doesn’t feel like a tome. It is in a way though. It’s my video of two years of demolition and construction for the first two phases of the fire station 3 project compressed into a little under 12 minutes.

But before I get to that there is something else in the neighborhood, that frankly is more exciting than I care to admit: a relocated 21st Rd bus stop. For some around here this is one of the most anticipated “perks” of the project. A bus shelter will be installed in early June. Thanks to everyone at Arlington County gov’t for getting the stop moved ahead of the shelter installation.

New Home of 21st Rd Metro Bus Stop for the 3A, 3B,3E, and 3Y:

Koons Parking Garage Live and Activated:

And now, without further ado, the 21st Rd. Re-alignment & Koons Toyota Garage Project Re-cap:

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With the 2nd floor walls ready to go up some of the supporting piles had to come down. Crews started cutting away on Monday and the crane pulled them up Tuesday morning. This is video of the first pile hauled away at about 7:45am. (Sorry for the shaky & glary video quality I had to use my regular camera because my camcorder’s battery was dead. Murphy’s Law & all that.  Then there is the whole sun facing me thing. ) Anyway, play on the best you can.