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Strong expansion construction progress

New views from the inside out

March 20, 2026
in Construction Progress
by Anthony Giordano

The project is now in Phase 1A, which includes detailed, collaborative transition planning—but also significant buildout of the mechanical floor and interior through April 2027. Check out the latest updates after a walk through the heart of the building....

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A construction worker operates a lift to install exterior panels on a multi-story building under construction behind a fence displaying the StrongER.urmc.edu banner.

Crews work to enclose the building in time for winter

November 13, 2025
in Construction Progress
by Henry Bernardin

Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion. To illustrate where we are in the project, you might compare a building to a human body: It has a steel skeleton to give it a shape, and concrete on more than half the...

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beams of bridge connections for 3rd floor

Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion

September 25, 2025
in Construction Progress
by Mahima Tuladhar

Strong staff make their mark on final steel beam for expansion. To illustrate where we are in the project, you might compare a building to a human body: It has a steel skeleton to give it a shape, and concrete on more than half the...

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generators being lifted onto roof of building with a crane

Strong Expansion Project moves into the summer: Here’s what’s new

June 25, 2025
in Construction Progress
by Barbara Ferguson

After a long winter and rainy spring, crews continue work on the Strong Expansion Project this summer. New steel and concrete are giving shape to the future of a larger, more modern space to treat patients and help our community....

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Inside a floor of construction with concrete flooring, metal beams and a metal roof ceiling

Structural steel taking shape

January 20, 2025
in Construction Progress
by Anthony Giordano

It’s hard to miss the visible signs of our expanded Emergency Department and in-patient pavilion. Driving past, you can now see the framework for three floors rising up from the ground. Despite winter conditions, crews are working hard to meet critical project milestones....

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Large construction crane with blue sky in background

Arrival of crane marks project milestone

September 4, 2024
in Construction Progress
by Anthony Giordano

A major step forward for the Strong Expansion Project arrived on September 6, 2024. A free-standing static tower crane was erected on a prebuilt foundation within the construction site. The tower has a horizontal boom with a 360° rotation for moving assembled construction materials onto...

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metal framing of new building covered in snow

Amid winter temps, construction crews keep work moving

January 24, 2024
in Construction Progress
by Anthony Giordano

Our construction site continues to buzz with activity as crews continue excavation and installation of sheet piles. They have begun pouring concrete for the future building's foundation which will continue in the coming months....

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