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By: Sam Tenney//August 29, 2014//

Photos: University fitness center project under way

Sam Tenney//August 29, 2014//

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Skanska USA Building began work in late spring on the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Portland, a $23 million fitness center designed by the San Francisco office of 360 Architecture and Soderstrom Architects.

Nearly all the concrete slab on the 73,000-square-foot building has been poured, and crews will begin erecting steel by mid-September. The building will feature a rock climbing wall, three basketball courts with a suspended track hanging over them, locker rooms, and spaces for cardiovascular and weight training. The project is slated for completion in June 2015.

Santiago Gutierrez, a laborer with MEI Group, waters down rock to be used for backfill.

Brian Blakeman, a plumber with JRT Mechanical, brazes a water service pipe.

MEI Group laborer Brad Catalano, left, and operator/foreman Chris Makuch backfill over a fire suppression pipe trench.

Gary Tapani, left, and Brian Blakeman, both plubmers with JRT Mechanical, attach pieces of 2 1/2 in water service pipe.

Laborer Brad Catalano, an employee of MEI Group, uses a jumping jack to compact backfill over a water line.

Slab work on the project is nearly complete, and steel erection is expected to begin by mid-September.

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