Due to unforeseen supply chain delays, the Strawberry Gate closure has been extended through early 2026. The ongoing work will increase capacity and ease traffic congestion at this key Lab entrance point. Please continue to use Blackberry or Grizzly Gate for access to the Lab. The current shuttle schedules will remain in effect. Visit the […]
PIMD News Archive
Collaboration Commons Achieves 100,000 Safe Work Hours
The Collaboration Commons construction team has achieved a remarkable milestone: 100,000 safe work hours. With 60 to 70 people working on site daily, this achievement underscores the Lab’s contractor, Overaa Construction’s, dedication to worker safety. Achieving this 100,000 safe work hours milestone proves that exceptional safety standards can be achieved without compromising progress as we build a […]
Retaining Wall Construction to Impact Lab Traffic & Walkways
The Projects & Infrastructure Modernization Division (PIMD) will begin rebuilding and reinforcing several deteriorated retaining walls around the Lab starting Tuesday, May 13, to prevent potential landslides and enhance pedestrian safety. Traffic and pedestrian walkways around the Lab will be impacted.
LAMP: Building One Lab for the Next Century
Have you noticed the utility inspection activity occuring across our hill site? The Linear Assets Modernization Project (LAMP) has begun preliminary investigations of our underground utilities as part of a comprehensive upgrade of our Lab infrastructure. Join Martin Johnson, Project Manager in the Projects & Infrastructure Modernization Division, as he explains how LAMP will modernize our […]
LAMP Begins Site Investigations Across the Lab
The Linear Assets Modernization Project (LAMP) will begin preliminary site investigations of underground utilities this spring. The project will modernize our utility systems to meet growing power demands, ensuring we can support advanced scientific computing capabilities across the Lab.
Collaboration Commons Growth
The Lab’s Collaboration Commons is taking shape. The structural steel is in place and undergoing welding through March. Concrete is also being poured this month. You can check on the progress through the live web camera.
Blackberry Gate Closed on eight Saturdays
Blackberry Gate will be closed on eight Saturdays from 6 a.m. to approximately 6 p.m. beginning Feb. 15 for wildfire mitigation work which includes the removal of hazardous trees. The project includes clearing dead, dying, or otherwise hazardous trees in the area of Blackberry Gate. The gate closure is needed so the work […]
The Flight of the Top Beam
The Lab celebrated a major milestone for the new Collaboration Commons building on Friday, Jan. 24 with a traditional topping out ceremony marking the placement of the final beam. The historic moment was captured from multiple angles, including aerial drone footage flown by Thor Swift and a beam’s-eye view from an attached GoPro camera. There […]
Structural Beam Signing 1/14 – 1/19
To celebrate the installation of the final structural beam for Collaboration Commons, all Lab employees and affiliates are invited to sign the beam starting Tuesday, Jan. 14 through Sunday, Jan. 19. Those who cannot sign in person can add their name to a virtual list to be included.
It’s Official: Collaboration Commons
We asked for input on naming suggestions for the Lab’s new building, and you responded with over 100 thoughtful and creative suggestions—not to mention a touch of whimsy. The goal was to arrive at a name that creates a building identity so that all users — staff and visitors alike — can understand the purpose […]
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