Several months after the official groundbreaking, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will hit another construction milestone with the first scheduled concrete pour.
Taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 2 pm, the initial pour involves 13 cubic yards of concrete, which equates to about 26 tons of concrete or the approximate weight of 18 Volkswagen Beetles!
The concrete pour will be part of the Jim & Alexis Pugh Theater’s structural foundation system and is expected to take about 45 minutes to pour directly from the chute of the concrete truck. It will be the first in a series of scheduled concrete pours throughout the upcoming weeks.
The Jim & Alexis Pugh Theater is a 300-seat community theater designed for local and emerging arts groups, community outreach programs for education.
“Though it will be the first of many, this concrete pour is significant because it is literally laying the foundation for the Center,” said Jim Pugh, Dr. Phillips Center board chairman. “We are pleased to see our progress is right on schedule.”
Pugh, performing arts center board members and staff, and the construction team will be on site to observe this construction milestone.
For more information or to view the live construction site webcam, visit www.drphillipscenter.org.
