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The steel structure is almost completely erected. Soon the exterior stud framing, curtain walls, windows, and masonry will follow starting on the south facade working counter-clockwise. Meanwhile, the site paving is continuing with the bulk of the paving done already. Work is progressing nicely. The project...

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We have started to go vertical! Steel erection began April 19. The building will be erected in three sections from floor to roof. It is expected to be complete by early June. One of the driveways and the south parking lot will be poured by the end of April. The north parking lot and two other driveways will...

The Austin Community College District is holding a Registration Round Up in Elgin for residents interested in taking college classes during the summer semester. The round up takes place 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, and Thursday, April 26, at the ACC Elgin Center (902 W. Second St.). College staff will be on...

The design development phase was completed in late March. The architectural firm Gensler issued a package of full-size design development review packages at the 50 percent and 100 percent complete level for ACC departmental review and comment. Gensler addressed all comments and made revisions. The college...

The crawl space mudslab and first-floor slab have been poured. Steel erection will begin by the middle of April. Underground utilities are still in progress. The driveways and parking lots will be poured in the coming weeks. The submittal/shop drawing phase is well under way. The project team is continuing...

The Austin Community College District Board of Trustees has approved the issuance of lease revenue bonds for Hays Campus. The action finalizes the financing for construction of the campus in Hays CISD. “This allows ACC to take major steps forward, and we are now on the road to breaking ground,” says...

Installation of underground site utilities is well under way. All piers have been drilled and poured. The structural concrete has been poured for the area ways and elevator pit. The crawlspace mud slab will be poured the first week of March. Meanwhile, the submittal review process is...

The Austin Community College District Board of Trustees has selected Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects (BGKA) as the architect/engineering team for the renovation of the former J.C. Penney property at Highland Mall. The J.C. Penney building will be used for instruction, with space dedicated to innovative...

Erosion controls are installed as well as the construction entrance and job trailer. Many truckloads of dirt have made their way to the site, and now Skanska is grading the site (including the building pad) and working on underground utilities. They expect to start drilling piers later this month. Recent...