Starting this week, we’ll give you an occasional glance at some of the progress being made on the future home of the new St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital and Dean Clinic!

On October 19th, the future medical campus home became an active construction area at the intersection of Highway 11 and Interstate 90 in Rock County. Trucks began moving earth and preparing the site for a time when crews will pour the foundation for the future buildings. The project should take approximately 24 months to complete and is expected to open at the end of 2011.

These images, captured at the beginning of November, demonstrate the work being done to level the surface. In some cases, crews are using dirt to build up certain areas and accomodate for specific construction plans.

Preparations are moving quickly in anticpation of the cold weather. Once winter sets in, the ground will freeze making it harder to shift these massive mounds of earth.

Check back frequently as we post new pictures from time-to-time! Next week, view aerial shots from up above as we capture the progress from a bird’s eye view!