McCarthy Completes Jones Garage, Road

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. completed the last 3,000 feet of Edward Jones Blvd. and a 1,515-space parking garage for Edward Jones - North Campus this week.

The $22 million parking garage is the third and largest parking structure built so far by McCarthy for Edward Jones. The seven-story, architectural precast concrete structure includes three stair towers and two elevators.

This phase of the road project completes the loop, connecting Edward Jones Blvd. to Investment Drive on the north end and Progress Parkway on the south end, which is located near the intersection of Interstate 270 and Dorsett Road.

The Loop Road project included coordination with MoDOT, the City of Maryland Heights and with the construction of each building that has been built so far. This phase of the project began in April 2010 and included coordination with the construction of the parking structure.

An unusual amount of rock was encountered when McCarthy began drilling piers for the foundation of the parking structure last summer. Weather was a challenge last winter during precast erection and continued to pose a challenge in regards to site work, said McCarthy Project Manager Bryan Meyer:

"It was a tough winter with lots of rain and snow and continued to be a tough spring. Fortunately, we have a great team that works well together and we all worked collectively to make up as much of the lost time as possible."

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