Structural steel going up
Harvey Allen, an iron worker for Bracken Construction, prepares rigging to hoist structural steel for the training aids facility under construction at the corner of Larcher Boulevard and Chappie James Avenue. Steel erection for the $12.2 million building began Monday. The slab for this 37,554-square-foot two-story structure has been completed, and work for the parking lot is well under way. The east side of the parking lot is complete except for the wearing layer and painting, which is being held up while heavy construction activities proceed on the building, but all of the curb and gutter work for the parking lot is done. Completion of this project is expected late in fiscal 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)