Construction update Sept. 2021: breaking ground

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Concrete construction across the site is complete. The Sky Room and Oval Office are taking shape.

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The Museum Building at the Obama Presidential Center has reached its final height of 225 feet.

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Check out the latest construction update at the Obama Presidential Center.

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See the latest photos and stay up-to-date on the building process.

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The days may be getting cooler, but things are heating up at the Obama Presidential Center!

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Construction has reached the third floor, where a reconstruction of the Obama Oval Office will be on exhibit.

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It has been a season of great progress! The height of the stair and elevator wells have passed the halfway-point of the building.

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Work on the Museum building has reached an exciting milestone with the placement of the street level deck to form the concrete floor at this level.

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Major structural work on the underground parking garage is complete!

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As the Center continues to take shape, we are thrilled to reach a new milestone in its construction.

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Construction at The Center has picked up considerably since the holidays, aided by the unseasonably mild weather.

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As construction of the Obama Presidential Center enters its second year, the focus is almost entirely on concrete.

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The organization is on track to meet its ambitious workforce and business diversity goals for construction.

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The majority of columns for the lower level of the parking garage have been cast and construction of the concrete walls is nearly complete.

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Watch as President Obama surprises the construction crew and tours the site.

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Mass excavation and earth retention is complete and the focus is now squarely on concrete operations.

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Two tower cranes were installed to facilitate the construction of the Garage and Museum Building.

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A metal perimeter around the subterranean level of the main buildings and parking garage will prevent water from infiltrating the buildings.

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Progress on constructing the Obama Presidential Center continues with relatively few inclement weather delays.

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Drilling for geothermal wells is nearly complete, and work to connect the wells through a series of lateral ducts is about a third of the way finished.

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Drilling began for the first caissons that will support the underground parking garage.

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This event will bring members of the disabilities community up to speed on the current approach to inclusive design at the OPC.

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Mayor Lightfoot and Governor Pritzker joined President and Mrs. Obama for the ceremony, each sharing remarks.

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Roadway improvements will continue and construction will begin within the 19.3 acre site of the Center that sits within Jackson Park.

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Expect lane closures as preparatory work to remove the existing median on Cornell Drive and install a new one begins.