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Wrigley Field Construction Update: April 24

Preparations were being made for the Race to Wrigley Friday, as well as more progress on both sides of the bleachers.

By Al Yellon
  • 12:44 p.m. Special event trucks outside Gate D - David Sameshima
  • 12:45 Special event tent set up on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 12:45 p.m. Right-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 12:45 p.m. View under the right-field bleachers on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 12:47 pm. View of concrete truck backing in on Sheffield from Addison - David Sameshima
  • 12:50 p.m. Gate R/VIP Gate area - David Sameshima
  • 12:53 p.m. Gate Q on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 12:54 p.m. Workers preparing the area outside Gate Q - David Sameshima
  • 12:55 p.m. View of workers in the left-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 12:56 p.m. Braces under the right-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 12:57 pm. Equipment along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 12:59 p.m. Braces being set up under the right-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 1:00 p.m. Another view along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:01 p.m. Sheffield, near the main bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:02 p.m. The exterior bleacher wall, going up on Sheffield Ave near the main bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:03 p.m. Bracing supplies on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:03 p.m. Working on the exterior bleacher wall on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:03 p.m. Main bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:08 p.m. Back fence piece missing, along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:10 p.m. Crane leaving the work site at Waveland & Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:11 p.m. View through the open work gate at Waveland & Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:11 p.m. View looking south on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 1:16 p.m. View looking west on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 1:19 p.m. Light visible in the gap between the center field and left field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 1:19 p.m. Under the left-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 1:24 p.m. Concrete being poured on the upper bleacher level under the left field video board - David Sameshima
  • 1:25 p.m. Closer view of the concrete being poured on the upper level - David Sameshima
  • 1:27 p.m. Concrete transfer truck being loaded - David Sameshima
  • 1:30 p.m. Boards used for the left field concrete pouring awaiting reuse - David Sameshima
  • 1:33 p.m. Left-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 1:39 p.m. Another view of the left-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 1:42 p.m. Supplies going in through Gate K/J on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 1:43 p.m. Supplies being lifted to upper level inside Gate K/J - David Sameshima
  • 1:45 p.m. Rental truck having difficulty maneuvering out of the Players/VIP parking lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:46 p.m. Triangle lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:47 p.m. West side of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:49 p.m. The Players/VIP parking lot being prepped for Race To Wrigley activities - David Sameshima
  • 1:50 pm. Equipment parked on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 1:51 p.m. View along Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 1:53 p.m. Bicycle tour group on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 1:56 p.m. Scaffolding being set up where the stairs to the upper center-field bleachers will be built - David Sameshima
  • 2:09 p.m. Lift trucks at rest along the right-field video board structure - David Sameshima
  • 2:11 p.m. Concrete being poured at Gate Q - David Sameshima
  • 2:15 p.m. Another view of concrete being poured at Gate Q - David Sameshima
  • 2:17 p.m. View of the special event tent on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 2:47 p.m. Preparations for the Race to Wrigley outside the Cubs Store - David Sameshima

Wrigley Field was busy with lots of activity Friday, not all construction-related, as BCB's David Sameshima reports:

I arrived before 1:00 p.m. I was confused at first by a tent I saw erected where the visiting team buses pull up on Sheffield Avenue. I then realized that this was for Saturday's Race To Wrigley event. They were also preparing the Player's/VIP parking lot tent for race-related activities. This also explains why player cars were not parked there during the current road trip.They were pouring concrete in front of Gate Q on Sheffield. They were also pouring in the upper bleacher level under the left field video board. Waveland was filled with the boards removed from the concrete pouring. Sheffield was now being filled with the bracing supplies used from the left-field concrete pouring.They were putting up scaffolding on the beacher patio behind the scoreboard, where the new stairs will be built leading to the upper center field seating area. The new bleacher design calls for the stairs to no longer lead down to left and right fields. You will also see that quite a bit of concrete has been put down in the triangle lot. Waveland was filled with construction equipment, and trucks related to the Race To Wrigley event.

The rain Saturday will likely slow down construction progress. We stand just 16 days from when the left-field bleachers are supposed to open. I still believe they'll make it. There might not be anything in the bleachers other than seating and restrooms, but I do think they'll be open.

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