For those of you who went out and visited the site this week, a monumental change has taken place. Monday’s arrival of the Live Oak Trees was a spectacular process to behold. All eight trees were planted in the interior greenspace by the Wednesday afternoon.
Tree planting was supervised by Liz Gilland, City of Camden Urban Forester. She will continue to monitor the health of the trees throughout the construction process and for the next several years as they take root.
The next installment of trees, which include native and ornamental plantings on the corners of the green and the periphery of the project area will be coming in the next few weeks.
Currently, contractors are working to install and connect irrigation systems for the newly planted trees to ensure a sufficient water supply for these valuable assets to our community.
Much of the focus will shift to completing tasks in the interior greenspace for much of the next week or two. Irrigation systems will be completed and work will start today on laying the foundation for the brick paved circle that lies in the center of the green.
In other areas of the project contractors continue to lay the Philadelphia Blue Stone sidewalks into place. Electricians were on site this week repositioning foundations for light poles and installing at least six light poles today. Workers continued to saw cut the southern driveway to prevent any cracking from occurring due to contraction and expansion of the surface in the event of temperature changes.
Next week more detailed work will begin on dumpster pads surrounding the green, pouring curbing sections, preparing the northern driveway for concrete, and enclosing the interior seating wall sections.
In the upcoming weeks expect to see the contractor working speedily to meet our end of March deadline. The western driveway will be under construction and the accent plantings will arrive. Also, more, but smaller native trees will be arriving for planting across other areas of the project.
Stay updated on our blog at http://camdentowngreen.blogspot.com as designers continue to work on Phase II of the project.
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