More metal

Installation of the new green metal standing seam roof outside, and HVAC ductwork inside, continues. The ceiling framing for the future 4-screen orientation video theater has been installed.

Ductwork underway

Installation of ductwork has begun.  This is the equipment "mezanine" level above the future Tourism Council offices in the new Frederick Visitor Center building.

New metal roof going on

New metal standing seam roof panels are being installed on the building, as exterior masonry cleaning and interior carpentry continue.

Office ceiling/mezanine floor installation

The crew from Rockwell General Contractors has installed the beams and joists that will support the tongue & groove planking that forms the Tourism Council office area ceilings and the mezanine area (HVAC equipment) floor.  Installation of the tongue & groove boards is underway.

Ceiling boards being added below SIP panels

Installation of the tongue & groove boards on the underside of the Structural Insulated Panel roof is underway.  The photos show the exhibit area of the new Frederick Visitor Center, which will be open to the underside of the roof, leaving the original heavy timber roof trusses exposed.  Note that you can see remnants of the knob & tube wiring from when this former cannery warehouses first received electric lighting.

Motorcoach pull-off construction underway

The S. East Street curb has been cut away and grading is underway for the construction of a motorcoach pull-off space in front of the new Frederick Visitor Center site.  The drop-off lane will allow arriving tour groups to safely exit their bus onto the sidewalk near the front entrance of the center.  The bus turnaround lanes in front of the TransIt Center/MARC train station across the street will facilitate access by motorcoaches approaching from the south.  Also this week, the City of Frederick re-striped the traffic lanes on this portion of S. East St., providing a center turn lane for left turns at All Saints St., Commerce St., and South St., improving vehicle access to the new center for traffic approaching from the I-70 interchange.