Project update: Last concrete slab poured

Here and Now

• The last concrete slab for the new hospital was poured on June 2, 2022; in the construction industry, this exciting milestone is referred to as ‘structural completion’.
• Work has begun on the fourth floor; the new hospital will have five floors in total, including the basement.
• Interior mechanical and electrical work has started in the basement of the new hospital.
• The roof is on the new facilities maintenance garage, a steel structure on the southwest corner of the new facility, behind the current emergency department.
• The storm and sanitary branches, which will manage the new hospital’s storm water and sewage, are complete.
• Roughly 41% of workers currently on site are local (live in Terrace) or regional (commute from surrounding communities to the site).
• More than 80 local businesses have been contracted to date to perform a range of duties.
• Recently released What We Heard booklet, which responds to common feedback and questions about the project.

Going forward

• Construction of the new Seven Sisters is set to begin this summer and will last at least one year; We will also share the final design of the new site once it is complete.
• Terrace’s skyline will go back to normal this fall as the tower cranes will be removed from the site.
• By the end of the year, the exterior building envelope should be complete.
• Majority of site work this winter and going forward will be inside the building.

Project Completion

Overall, the project is is expected to be complete in the summer of 2026. The “substantial completion” date, however, is scheduled for September 2024.

Substantial completion is the point when Northern Health will take possession of the new hospital and continue work towards getting the facility ready for patient use. After that, the current facility will need be decommissioned and demolished, and the landscaping and parking will also need to be completed.

Looking up the mast of the tower crane from it’s base. Placing concrete in concrete form with crane and bucket.

Reinforcing steel and embedded electrical and mechanical components.

Installing open web joists for the facilities maintenance garage.

East side of the new facility.