Campus Construction Update for Week of Sept. 14-20

The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities scheduled for the week:

15th Street -- The following is a summary of traffic control measures on Willett Drive and 15th Street during the 15th Street construction project from Saturday, Sept. 13, through Sunday, Sept. 21. Message boards will be displayed with updated information at Willett and 19th and Willett and 15th. Traffic will be significantly impacted throughout the week. Please avoid this area as much as possible.

- Saturday, 9/13: Willett will be closed from the 15th Street intersection to the Day Lot entrance. The Day Lot can be accessed from the Wyo Hall parking lot to the north. 15th Street will be open for travel in both directions.

- Sunday, 9/14: Willett will be closed from the 15th Street intersection to 19th Street. 15th Street will be open for travel in both directions.

- Monday, 9/15 Wednesday, 9/17: One-way travel for local traffic only will be allowed on Willett Drive between the intersections with 15th Street and 19th Street. Flaggers will be directing traffic. 15th Street will be open for travel in both directions.

- Thursday, 9/18: 15th Street will be closed from the Lewis Street intersection to Gibbon Street for rotomilling.

- Friday, 9/19 Sunday, 9/21: 15th Street will be closed starting at noon on Friday from Ivinson Ave. to Gibbon Street for rotomilling and resurfacing. Students moving into the Honors House will have access to the south entrance off Fraternity Row. Willett will be closed at the 19th Street intersection except for local traffic.

Physical Plant -- Work continues on the parking lot north of the Physical Plant. Resurfacing will begin next week.

Little League Bus Shelter -- The shelter will be set on the pad next week and the asphalt will be patched.

Willett Drive Bus Shelter --The pad has been poured and the shelter has been set. Asphalt repairs between the bus shelter pad and Willett Drive will be completed next week.

Anthropology Building -- The house on the northeast corner of 13th and Bradley has been moved and the lot will be prepared for expansion of the parking lot northeast of the new Anthropology Building.

Beta House --Painting has been completed.

Half Acre Gym -- The sidewalk on the north side of the building is blocked for a construction staging area. Pedestrian traffic has been rerouted to the wide walkway north of the playground. A temporary partition has been erected toward the west end of the infield to protect the public from possible injury while the construction is ongoing. The exercise equipment has been reconfigured and is available for normal use during the project. Completion is scheduled for Oct. 31.

McWhinnie Hall -- Tile installation is complete except for the south entry. All floors are accessible.

Wyoming Hall -- A remodel of the north wing on the fourth floor is in progress. Please use caution around the work area. The job will be complete by the middle of October. Starting Friday, Sept.12, the contractor will be occupying eight spaces in the Wyoming Hall parking lot. These spaces will be marked off and will be in the east section of the parking lot.

Fuel Facility -- Concrete and paving work continues on the new fueling facility to the south of CEP (Central Energy Plant). Gibbon Street remains closed to traffic from west of CEP to 19th Street. Access to CEP is from the north off Harney Street. Please watch for concrete trucks and heavy equipment in the area. The south parking lot may be accessed by traveling east, then south around the building. The construction and street closure will continue until project completion in October.

Questions or concerns should be directed to the Physical Plant Service Desk at (307) 766-6225.

Questions or information regarding ADA accessibility or assistance may be directed to the Disability Support Services office at 766-6189.

Facilities Planning Project Managers' Report:

Information Technology Facility (Scheduled completion date: December 2008) -- King Street will remain open the majority of the time but traffic may be interrupted for construction activity. Concrete site work and landscape irrigation will be installed with final grading to follow. Curb and gutter and asphalt patch will be installed on Sorority Row. The sidewalk next to the Chi Omega house will be closed and not reopened until the landscaping is complete.

Exterior metals are being complete and detailed. The glass installers will be completing detailing, installing exterior aluminum doors, and installing exterior sunshades. Interior work continues throughout. Drywall finishing, painting, and ceiling grids are being installed on the first and second floors. Flooring installation and cabinet installation will continue.
 

Check out the webcam at www.uwyo.edu/it_test2/itbldgcam.

College of Business Expansion and Renovation (Scheduled Completion Date: Fall 2010) -- Excavation and shoring work will continue for the addition. Interior demolition will continue with the existing building.

Faculty and staff in the UW College of Business have relocated to Crane Hall because of the renovation project. Go here for a list of the new office locations: www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=23821

ILLC, Information Library and Learning Center (Scheduled completion date: September 2009) -- Work continues on the addition with the focus on the exterior shell in preparation for cold weather. Metal framing and drywall is being installed on the remodel areas of the third and fourth levels of the original building. Concrete will be placed in the alley way between the library and Wyoming Union.

Check out the webcam at digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/blogs/ILLC/netcam.htm

Student Health/Cheney International Center (Scheduled completion date: February 2009) -- Chiller line extensions should be completed and landscape in front of the International Center will continue with ramp and stair set-up. The second floor ceilings and flooring will be installed.

Cheney Plaza -- Construction will begin for the Cheney Plaza. Sod will be removed and boulders will be set.

College of Law, Moot Court Addition and Renovation -- The fence on the west side will be move this week to make room for caissons and concrete foundation work. This will block the west entry doors with the automatic operators. The excavation and caissons will begin next week.

Honors House -- The contractor will be demobilizing the site with the removal of his trailer and fencing. The project is scheduled to be substantially complete by the end of the week.

Old Main Window Replacement and renovations at the Education Annex third floor, general classroom projects and Knight Hall basement -- Punch list items (final items to complete on list after walk through of a project) are scheduled this week.

Indoor Practice Facility -- Landscape work on the east side of the building along 22nd Street will continue. Parts of the east parking areas will be affected.

Centennial Complex -- Work for the replacement of the pre-action fire suppression system in the building will continue through October. Staging for the contractor is on the northeast side of the building. The Art Museum Galleries will be closed through October and the AHC Reading Room on fourth floor will be closed through the middle of September. Through Sept.17 the Reading Room will be open and temporarily located in the second floor Stock Growers Room.

UW Police Facility -- The old UniWyo Credit Union on the corner of 15th andFlint will become the new UW Police Facility. Staging for the contractor is on the north parking lot area. Inside demolition is complete. Concrete footings for the addition has stated on the west end of the building and will block the south alley at times. The construction completion is scheduled for March 2009.
 

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008

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