General Update
Drilling is ongoing at the athletic fields with the use of two drill rigs. Piping distribution activities will continue on Upper College Lane, near the Lyman Plant House and Sabin Reed. Building access restrictions and road closures will be in place. Building conversion work will continue in basements and mechanical spaces in all Quad buildings and select Central District buildings.
Phase 1 – North Campus
Interior Activities
- Commissioning work will continue in the Capen Energy Plant.
Phase 2 – Quadrangle
Exterior Site Work
- Fencing will remain on Comstock lawn until landscaping is completed in the spring.
Interior Activities
- Building conversion activities will continue in the basements of all Quad buildings.
- Build-out will continue for the Quad District Energy Plant in the basement of Emerson House.
Phase 3 – Central District
Exterior Site Work
- Phase one drilling will continue at the athletic fields. Two drill rigs will be utilized during the first phase of work.
- Piping distribution activities will continue on Upper College Lane near the Lyman Plant House and Sabin Reed. The sidewalk near the pond will be fenced, preventing pedestrian access. A temporary sidewalk along Upper College Lane will be established to provide access to Lyman Plant House. Vehicle access to the Lyman Plant House will be restricted to accessible drop-off only from Lower College Lane until mid-January when restricted access will switch to Upper College Lane as the work area progresses. There will be no through traffic access on Upper College Lane from Jan. 2 to Feb. 28. Message boards and signage are in place to direct traffic.
- Excavation activities will continue at the northwest corner of the ITT back through the west ITT parking lot toward the Chiller Plant. Piping will be installed in these locations, following excavation, for the steam tunnel crossing.
- Backfilling of excavated areas will take place at the Sage Hall circle. Green Street will remain open to through traffic to and from Lower College Lane. Temporary gravel will be placed on the roadway until paving is completed the week of Jan. 27.
- Exterior site preparation for utility relocations will continue at the Chiller Plant.
Interior Activities
- Building conversion activities will continue in the basements of Dewey Hall and John M. Greene Hall.
- Interior demolition is ongoing at the Chiller Plant for the future Central District Energy Plant.