W. R. Wheeler Service Center
Field Operations & Fleet Services
Project Description and Schedule:
The City of Ann Arbor completed construction on a Field Operations and Maintenance Facility at the W.R. Wheeler Service Center on 4251 Stone School Road near East Ellsworth. The grand opening was held Saturday, September 29, 2007. The project came in within budget and ahead of schedule.
The project includes an operations building (39,000 sq. ft.), vehicle storage building (65,000 sq. ft.), maintenance garage (40,000 sq. ft.), salt storage dome, and fueling facility. A restricted access drive to Ellsworth Road is now available opposite Shadowood Drive, as well as two employee/visitor access drives onto Stone School Road. Stone School Rd. is now paved from Ellsworth to Addington. Field and maintenance staff from facilities formerly located at 721 N. Main, 415 W. Washington, and 2000 S. Industrial use the new facility.
Status of Construction, Links
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Architectural Drawings of New Facility by Hobbs & Black, Architects |
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· East-West Views of Field Operations Building |
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· North-South Views of Field Operations Building |
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· Views of Vehicle Maintenance Building |
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Periodic photos of construction will be attached here: |
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· Groundbreaking Ceremony March 17, 2006 |
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· Construction Clearing Photos, March 2006 |
| APRIL 2006 |
- Construction Clearing Photos, April 3, 2006
- North View of Site Photo, April 6, 2006
- Maintenance Facility Footprint Photo, April 27, 2006
- Stone School Road Photo, South View, April 2006
- Silt Fences Photo, East View, April 2006
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| MAY 2006 |
- South Entrance Looking East, May 1, 2006
- Wetlands & MRF View, North-East, May 12, 2006
- Maintenance Building Footing,West, May 23, 2006
- Maintenance Building Foundation Wall, East, May 25, 2006
- North Berm & Swale, North-East, May 26, 2006
- Screen Wall Footing, East, May 31, 2006
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| JUNE 2006 |
- Maintenance Building Steel Delivery, June 1, 2006
- Maintenance Building Plumbing Underground, June 8, 2006
- Electrical Light Pole Base, June 16, 2006
- June Hailstorm on Site, South, June 27, 2006
- Stone School Road View, North, June 27, 2006
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| JULY 2006 |
- Site View, South-East, July 1, 2006
- Maintenance Building Steel Construction Starts, South-West, July 7, 2006
- Maintenance Building Steel, North, July 10, 2006
- Screen Wall Masonry, South, July 10, 2006
- Screen Wall Masonry Cap, West, July 10, 2006
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| AUGUST 2006 |
- Steel Structure, Sunrise, South
- Maintenance Building Footings, Plumbing, North-West
- Wetlands with Seeding, Stumps
- Site Fencing & Landscaping, North-West
- Maintenance Building Masonry, North-West
- Stone School Road Curbing, North
- Stone School Roadwork, North
- Operations Building Steelwork, South
- Site Paving Preparation, West
- Fuel Tank Installation
- Sand, Salt, Gravel Storage Bays, East
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| SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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| OCTOBER 2006 |
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| NOVEMBER 2006 |
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| DECEMBER 2006 |
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| JANUARY 2007 |
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| FEBRUARY 2007 |
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| MARCH 2007 |
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| APRIL 2007 |
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| AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS--FIRST FLYOVER |
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| AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS--SECOND FLYOVER August 28, 2007 |
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Questions or Comments:
Bill Wheeler, P.E., Major Projects Manager
734-994-2818 wwheeler@a2gov.org |