Abington Senior High School Construction Update€¦ · 9/19/2019  · Abington Senior High School •Interdisciplinary Wing and Library •The contractors completed their work on

Abington Senior High SchoolConstruction Update

Abington Senior High School

Back-to-School

September 19, 2019

Additions and Renovations to Abington Senior High School

• Interdisciplinary Wing and Library• The contractors completed their work on Wednesday, August 28, 2019

• The moving company, contracted by the District, moved furniture back into the classrooms on Thursday, August 29, 2019

• The Library shelves, furniture and books were in place by Saturday, August 31, 2019

• District staff arranged and cleaned furniture on Saturday, August 31, 2019

• Classes resumed on schedule Tuesday, September 3, 2019

• Lockers arrived and were put in place Tuesday evening, with installation completed Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019

Library Interior

Library Interior

Temporary Nurse’s Suite Room 162

Classroom Interior

Corridor

Corridors With No Floor Finish

• Removed Flooring

Corridors With No Ceilings

• Removed Ceilings

Main Corridor – September 5, 2019

Areas Being Renovated

• Administration

• January 2020

• Auditorium Lobby

• January 2020

• Audion and Nurse Suite

• January 2020

Additions and Renovations to Abington Senior High School

• Classroom Addition• The next section of structural steel started to be erected on Tuesday,

September 3, 2019

• Interior block walls are continuing

• Administration and Career Center Wing• Footings and foundations are continuing

• Underground sanitary and storm water piping is being installed

Structural Steel

Interior Block Installation

Administration and Guidance

Inspections

• Prior to the start of the school year following inspections were performed:

• Township Code Inspector for above ceiling inspections

• Township Fire Marshal for above ceiling inspections

• Township Code Inspector and Fire Marshal for occupancy inspections

• Montgomery County Health Department safety inspection

• During construction, occupied space indoor air quality testing is being performed

• Results can be found on the Facilities section of the Abington School District’s website

Facilities Notifications on ASD Website

• Resources related to annual notifications and results of water and air quality testing across District facilities can be found on the Facilities page of the ASD website

• AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) Notification

• Pesticide Notification

• Drinking Water Tests

• Construction Updates• Additions and Renovations to Abington Senior High School

• Occupied Space Indoor Air Quality Testing

• https://www.abington.k12.pa.us/administration/facilities/

Estimated Completion Dates

Classroom Addition

Fall 2020

Administration &

Guidance Addition

Winter 2020

Auxiliary Gym

Addition

Summer 2020

Cafeteria & Gym

Entrance Addition

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Auxiliary Gymnasium Construction

New Traffic Patterns Starting

Early November 2019

Weekdays 6:30 AM – 2:30 PM:

The hill between the Gym and Stadium

will be closed to all traffic.

All other times:

The hill will be one-way only, with traffic flowing

toward Susquehanna Avenue. Construction

scaffolding will be erected on the roadway.

Construction Area:

The construction area will be enclosed

with fencing.