Construction began June 8, 1942. The camp was to accommodate up to 11,000 persons and built within 60 days. By the end of July 3,000 men worked at the site, and the government had allocated over five and one-half million dollar for the project. Army supervisors ran double shifts and 12-hour days so that work could continue around the clock. Draftsmen reduced designs to their simplest and crudest forms. Many of the hired “carpenters” had little or no experience in this line of work. The engineers boasted that they eventually were able to build and entire barrack “from foundation to roof” in 58 minutes. On Aug. 10, 1942, 62-days after work began the WRA declared the camp completed. The camp, however, was not anywhere near complete at the time the first evacuees began to arrive. Much work was required by the detainees to make their living quarters habitable.