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| Ground and street excavations will begin after spring commencement as Facilities continues its work on improving the campus chilled water distribution system. And while Facilities is making every effort to minimize traffic detours and other inconveniences, a few road closings and cooling water outages are inevitable. If you're coordinating a summer camp or other event bringing visitors to campus, you'll want to make special note of the following. Two new lines are planned, and both will require temporary street closings as workers excavate trenches that will be 5 feet wide by 5 feet deep. The first line, the "South Loop" (see map below), has two segments. A replacement line between Marshall Hall and the new residence hall is the first and shortest, and won't require street closings. The second line runs from Maddux-McCord residence halls across Peachtree and up 7th before turning left onto the Main Quad. Street closings will be necessary for this excavation. The second line, or "North Loop" (see map below), is a straight shot from the intersection of University Drive and McGee Boulevard all the way up University Drive to the back of the Roaden University Center. To minimize traffic detours and sidewalk closings, workers will be excavating from manhole to manhole along University Drive, and bridges will be installed where applicable. Some cooling water outages in select buildings will be necessary and will be scheduled when the contractor arrives on campus. The North Loop project is being funded from energy savings through the Tennessee Board of Regents' Performance Contracting Program. The South Loop is a TBR Capital Maintenance-funded project. Major street closing phases of the project are scheduled to end before the start of fall semester and have been planned to allow for as little disruption as possible. Updates on specific excavation dates will be posted as soon as the construction schedule firms up and the notice to proceed is issued to the contractors. If you have any questions, call Larry Wheaton at 3589 or e-mail lwheaton.
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