Some 1.2 million pounds of concrete were poured and worked into place last Thursday to form the floor of the gymnasium in the Chicoine Events Center at Chadron State College.
The first of the 32 truckloads of concrete was delivered at 6 a.m. The last of the trucks came at noon. The 20-man crew continued troweling the concrete until 10 p.m.
The concrete is five inches thick and covers 122 by 155 feet. More than three miles of rebar were used to help solidify the floor. Fuller Construction of Chadron is the concrete contractor for the project.
Hills Material Co., also of Chadron, supplied the concrete.
Earlier, more than four million pounds of concrete were used for the foundation of the events center. Some of the piers go 65 feet below the surface.
CSC athletic director Joel Smith said it is hoped that the new gymnasium will be ready for the 2014-15 basketball season.
Adolfson and Peterson Construction of Aurora, Colo., is the general contractor for the $6.7 million project.
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