Rosslyn

From left to right: Joe Grim, Jose Gonzalez, and Juan Cruz-Amaya. 

Job Name: Rosslyn Central 

General Contractor: Clark Construction

Foremen Primarily on the Job: Gerald Schryer and Joe Grim

You might have noticed a gigantic hole filled with huge iron machines working from sun-up until sundown as you exit the metro from the Orange Line at the Rosslyn stop. Since March of this year, we have been working on clearing over 100 feet of dirt from the space between N. Moore Street and N. Lynn Street. To help you put it into perspective; the hole is only sixty feet from the metro trains that run below it.

 Any day of the week you will see Strittmatter logo'd excavators, bobcats, dozers, and of course, dump trucks hauling dirt from the depths of the city. You might even occasionally hear a loud BOOM. Not to worry, that's just a choreographed blast that happens underneath layers of dirt. As you can imagine, there are rocks, granite, and hard material that needs to be broken up before it can come out, This is where the blasting comes into play. It can happen anytime during the week and the entire procedure lasts only about five minutes. 

Our services are only needed at Rosslyn Central for about another three months. From then, the residential buildings that we are making room for will begin to be built. We will continue work adjacent to Rosslyn Central at our project, Rosslyn Office Building. Stay tuned for that job featured in the blog post: Rosslyn Part Two.