Cherry Hill’s first urban mass excavation project in Washington, DC, was for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at Federal Triangle. That project began in 1993, and Cherry Hill was responsible for the excavation and removal of 800,000 yd.3 of dirt. Following on the company’s success with its first project, Cherry Hill was recently awarded the excavation contract for the new Washington, DC Convention Center. At a total cost of $560 million, the 2.3-million-ft.2 facility will surpass the existing DC convention center in size and will be among the largest convention centers in the country. It should host its first meetings in 2003.
This immense facility could provide adequate hangar space for four Boeing 747 jumbo jets at once, reports the owner, the Washington Convention Center Authority. Its upper exhibit hall alone could accommodate two Major League Baseball fields.
