The improvements to the Building #68 cellhouse on Alcatraz Island are part of the ongoing Alcatraz historic structures stabilisation project. The work will involve repairs to failing beams in the citadel and shower room areas that support the cellblock structures. It includes replacing beams that support the cellhouse floor to stop and repair structural damage, restoring the cellhouse structural floor and associated non-structural patching as well as repairs and restoration of salvageable beams to protect them from further deterioration.
Atkins鈥 services on the project will include inspections, construction contract administration, office services and site visits.
鈥淎tkins has had the great opportunity to work on many of America鈥檚 national historic landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Hoover Dam, Faneuil Hall, and now Alcatraz,鈥 said Atkins鈥 senior group manager Gary Self. 鈥淲e look forward to addressing the unique challenges of this project, such as working on an island that is only accessible by boat, with no land lines for telephone or data services. Not to mention we鈥檙e facing the cold, strong, hazardous currents of the San Francisco Bay and the penitentiary鈥檚 chilling past.鈥
Last year saw the National Park Service appoint Atkins as construction manager on the restoration of New York鈥檚 Statue of Liberty.
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