New Underground Utilities Prepare Way for Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement Hospital

Largescale utility construction is underway in Torrance, California, at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center campus. The project is part of preparations for a replacement hospital, which is in the design phase.

Abbott Construction is leading the make-ready utility portion of the project to support the new outpatient treatment and support building. The work goes deep underground, and includes electrical and telecommunication duct banks, domestic and fire water lines, storm system infrastructure and other low-voltage utilities. With the existing hospital active and serving patients, the construction surrounding it is highly coordinated.

Plans for the future replacement hospital project include a 468,000-square-foot acute care inpatient tower with 346 beds, a helicopter landing pad and an 11,000-square-foot warehouse. Plans also call for a 403,000-square-foot outpatient treatment and support building and 381,000-square-foot above-grade parking structure, plus a 23,000-square-foot facilities and IT support building and a new 24,000-square-foot central plant. The replacement hospital project is led by Design-Build project team members Hensel Phelps, HMC Architects and CO Architects.