The Wellesley High School project update provides details on construction progress from Summer 2009 through March 2010. Key milestones include expanding parking lots, demolishing part of the lecture hall to build 5 new classrooms, installing piles and pouring concrete foundations, erecting over 2000 tons of structural steel, and making progress on the building's frame with a goal of being weather tight by early 2011. The project remains on time and within budget according to the Massachusetts School Building Authority which is closely monitoring progress.

1. Wellesley High School Project Update for Annual Town Meeting April 2010

3. State Street lot expanded

5. Upper part of lecture hall demolished. Steel beams to support new classrooms

6. Corridor to 5 new classrooms

7. New classroom

9. Scaffolding around edge of old school to provide protected corridor

11. Groundbreaking

13. Trailer complex on edge of Rice Street

14. Site viewed from Rice Street

15. Seaver Street house-lead abatement before demolition

17. Concrete Foundation: Formwork is being installed, and reinforcement bars and anchor bolts are being set to pour concrete foundation walls, piers, and footings.

18. Rebar in place as concrete is poured.

20. Area reference plan of new school Rice Street Front offices, gym, locker rooms Auditorium, arts, science wing 2 academic wings cafeteria, classes above

21. Equipment on site for pile driving.

22. H Pile lifted into place

23. Vibrating pile into place

26. Piles driven to completed depth.

27. Pile Caps: Piles are being excavated in order to form pile caps.

28. Pile Caps: Following excavation, piles are stoned to subgrade before placing forms with rebar and pouring concrete for pile caps.

29. Concrete Foundation: Concrete is poured into forms with rebar in place.

30. Forms in place for concrete pour.

31. Pile Cap

32. In order for the concrete to cure properly in winter months, heating coils with concrete blankets are set on it. Here are the heating coils.

33. Here are the concrete blankets.

34. Concrete blankets.

35. Waterproofing: Concrete foundation walls and brick shelves are waterproofed. Procor waterproofing is sprayed on and rigid insulation is set in place.

36. Spread footing section with waterproofing sprayed on and insulation in place.

37. Backfilling: Due to the cold weather, it is important to remove the frost layer before backfilling with structural soil/fill. Here is unsuitable frost layer.

38. Backfilling: Area following backfill with structural soil/fill.

39. View from Seaver Street side of site.

43. Architect rendering of steel structure

44. Steel erection began 3/12/10

45. Steel erection in Building C, adjacent to back of old school

46. Crane in action

47. View from Seaver Street side of site

48. Work begins on third floor

49. View from lecture hall classroom in old school

52. View from above Photos taken by Turner Construction from WHS tower

53. October 29, 2009

56. November 14, 2009

59. December 9, 2009

62. January 11, 2010

65. March 16, 2010

68. March 31, 2010