These are among the construction activities scheduled Dec. 19-Jan. 7 at the University of Wyoming:
Notice -- Willett Drive is scheduled to be closed from 22nd to Crane Street beginning Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Monday, Dec. 27, and will re-open Tuesday, Dec. 28, for utility work. Traffic in this area will be detoured to avoid the construction site. 22nd St. will remain open for north-south traffic but some work will be scheduled on the east side of the street.
The UW Facilities Planning Office reports the following activities scheduled for the week:
Education Annex (Scheduled Completion: Dec., 2010) -- Access is restricted access until Jan. 7. Feature wall installation under way. Art design and related finish upgrades are scheduled on the second and third floors. Work on punch list items is ongoing. Day, evening, and weekend work is scheduled through December. Grand opening is set for Friday, Jan. 14.
Energy Resources Center (1020 Lewis Street, former site of the old power plant) -- Site cleanup will take place with Berry Center contractor removing stored materials and equipment upon completion of the Berry Center. Fencing has been reconfigured to secure the site.
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center (Faculty scheduled to move in during December, facility will be open for spring semester) -- Lewis Street remains closed from 10-1/2 to 11th Streets for contractor staging area for the ERC project. The building is complete and tenants have begun moving in. Classes will be held in the spring semester. The drive between the Berry Center and the Bureau of Mines Building (9½ Street alley) is now open but may be closed periodically to demonstrate the vault that was abandoned after meter relocation. There will be equipment moving into the building as occupants get set up in the building. Trailers will be vacated and possibly taken over by another construction firm. Some congestion may be experienced due to offloading of lab equipment and furniture.
UW Tennis Facility (Armory Road across from Little League Complex, scheduled completion: February, 2011) -- Exterior paneling continues, work is scheduled during the holiday break.
Downey Hall Renovation -- Rough-in work continues on all floors on the interior. Gypsum board and door frame installation is occurring on the upper floors. Stucco and roof installation on the front entrance will continue, weather permitting.
Visual Arts Center (22nd
Street and Willett Drive near the Centennial Complex, scheduled completion is
late fall, 2011) -- Some foundation work, excavation and underground utility
work will proceed as weather permits during the holidays. There will be utility
work on Willett and along 22nd Street, Willett will be closed with a detour to
22nd or Crane and then to Nelson. There will be frequent heavy construction
traffic for delivery of materials throughout the weeks. Additional materials
and equipment will start arriving onsite for steel erection and masonry work. Crane
for steel erection is on site and steel erection will continue into March.
A portion of the Centennial
Complex parking has been blocked off for a safety zone while steel erection is
done on the west side. Be aware that there will be construction traffic
throughout the period. Foot and vehicular traffic will not be permitted across
the site. There may be extended workdays and, weather permitting, there may be
work on weekend days.
Summit View Apartment Deconstruction Phase II (South of Willett Drive between Crane and 22nd streets to Arrowhead) -- Deconstruction on the four blocks is nearly complete. The entire four blocks are fenced off, so pedestrian and vehicle traffic will need to go around the area. Fencing has been placed east of Crane from Coe to Arrowhead for the two other blocks with building deconstruction complete and a few concrete foundations remaining. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic will need to go around this area, too. Final grading of all six blocks will begin in the spring.
Biological Safety Level 3 (BSL3) additions to the State Veterinary Laboratory -- Work will conclude on the necropsy level 3 floor, miscellaneous tasks involving the controls and security will continue during the week.
The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities for the week:
Fire Alarm Testing -- Fire alarm systems will be tested throughout campus beginning Jan. 3 and continuing through Jan. 14. Building occupants will be notified before testing takes place.
Library Plaza -- Work continues on the plaza area north of Coe Library and east of the Wyoming Union to repair a broken water main. Work will continue until approximately Jan. 7. Please use caution around heavy equipment and excavation activities.
Aven Nelson Building -- Window replacement continues. The west parking lot has been closed and fenced for construction staging throughout the project. The west entrance is closed, but will be available for emergency exit if needed; please use other entrances to the building. Scaffolding has been placed to facilitate the construction, which will move clockwise around the building. Use caution around work areas.
College of Agriculture -- Air handling work continues to replace an air shaft. Heat and air flow will be affected on the west third of the fourth, fifth and sixth floors during the construction. Also, a hole will be cut in the ceiling on the east end of the sixth floor to install venting for an exhaust hood. The construction activity should be limited to one lab, but noise may be heard in that general area of the building. Painting in the fifth floor hallway is complete; painting in the fourth floor hallway will begin Jan. 3. Please use caution around work areas.
College of Engineering Building -- Stair tread replacement at the main building entrance on the east side to the second floor is complete. Tread replacement on the west stairway to the second floor is under way. Please use the east stairway to access the second floor.
Coe Library -- Modification of the air handling system in the penthouse mechanical rooms of the old building continues. Painting of the south stairway is complete.
Wyoming Hall -- The west main entryway will be painted this week; please use caution when entering the building.
Student Union -- The southeast entrance will be closed for repairs except for emergency purposes. Refinishing of the Information Desk is complete.
War Memorial Fieldhouse -- The lighting replacement project continues. Access to the infield is being coordinated with the athletics department.
State Vet Lab -- A portable building will be placed to the north of the Insectaries Building until mid February. Parking will be blocked off to accommodate the storage.
Campus -- The house foundations at 9th and Grand, the southwest corner of 11th and Bradley, and the north side of Lewis between 11th and 12th will be filled and graded over the next several weeks as weather permits. Parking will be affected and heavy equipment will be in use in these locations.
Hazardous Materials Surveys -- Surveys will be conducted in the Physical Sciences and Pharmacy buildings beginning next week.
Corbett P.E. Building -- Lights in the gymnasium have been replaced. This project is complete.
Snow Removal -- Snow and ice removal will occur as needed throughout the winter. Please use caution around snow removal equipment and be safe walking, riding and driving on the snow.
Please direct questions to the service desk, 766-6225.
