07-18-2018, 09:17 AM
(07-17-2018, 08:44 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-17-2018, 06:16 PM)GtwoK Wrote: A ton of heavy equipment moved on site today, including a very large drill and some support tubing. I can't imagine these are for creating a parking lot. Would these even be used in soil remediation? They almost seem like they're likely to start building the underground parking structure soon
Are the tubes caissons for the drill? Maybe they’ll start the excavation for the building but just redirect any soil that needs treatment to whatever treatment it needs. Dig it up just once.
If this is correct, most likely they’ll start by installing piles, probably massive vertical I-beams, around the outside using the caisson drill then dig down, installing wooden shoring as they go.
There are several massive (well, they seem awfully big - 10m long and perhaps 1m wide? viewed from across the street and my spatial abilities are poor at best, so this is very much a ballpark) I-beams on the property as well, tucked up against the Manulife building. So this seems very likely.