As the summer progresses, so do construction and renovation on many of the buildings on the campus. This summer, significant work will be done in a number of locations, including Byrd Stadium, Tawes Theater and others, university officials said.
Byrd Stadium
Byrd Stadium is receiving additions to both sides, as Tyser Tower expands and 64 luxury boxes are added. Workers will continue to work on the project, especially steel work, throughout the summer, but concrete work is already complete, said Carlo Colella, director of the Department of Architecture, Engineering and Construction. The stadium will be in service during the 2008 football season, but the work will not be completed by then. After the season, work will resume on the stadium, and the existing press box will be renovated. The renovated press box and additions are scheduled to be completed by the 2009 football season.
Tawes Fine Arts Building
Tawes is involved in two different construction projects, both of which will continue throughout the entire summer.
The first project involves Tawes itself, as the building is being completely renovated, with the exception of Tawes Theater, which will remain as it is now, Colella said. Once Tawes is converted, the English department will finally be able to move there, after spending years in Susquehanna Hall. The new Tawes will include classrooms, administrative offices, graduate student facilities and lounges. The work is on schedule to be completed by May 2009.
The construction north of Tawes and Tydings Hall will result in the new Knight Hall, the new building for the journalism school. The building’s construction is being funded with a large portion of a $5.4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to the school. The new building will be three stories and 53,500 square feet, and it will be completed in November 2009.
Lot U4, next to Mowatt Lane Garage
Lot U4 is currently closed for the beginning of work on the new South Campus Commons Building 7. Starting on July 7, Lot U7 will be closed, as well. Commons 7 is the university’s fourth public-private partnership, will cost $35.5 million and will have 370 beds. The building is scheduled to open in January 2010, said Jon Dooley from the Department of Residential Facilities.
Chestertown Hall
Two of the bathrooms in Chestertown Hall in the Cambridge Community on North Campus are being restored due to deteriorated concrete on the ceilings. The concrete will be removed from bathrooms 2105 and 3115, and the exposed steel will be cleaned of all corrosion and rust. The concrete will then be re-poured.
This project was started May 27, after students moved out, and is on schedule to be completed by Aug. 8, before students return for the fall semester, said Andrew Van Der Stuyf of the Department of Residential Facilities.
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