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 as well as west of Sage Hall and the ITT. The Green Street / Sage Hall circle and previously blocked parking spaces in this area have reopened. Upper College Lane is closed to through traffic until Feb. 28. Building conversion work will continue in basements and mechanical spaces in all Quad buildings and select Central District buildings. Lastly, progress continues on the addition to the existing Chiller Plant. Parking at the west end of the south ITT parking lot remains closed for the addition’s construction.
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 Comstock and Haynes houses, with sprinkler work occurring in Jordan House.
- 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, Sabin Reed, and McCartney Hall. Backfilling of trenched areas is ongoing. The sidewalk near the pond will be fenced, preventing pedestrian access. A temporary sidewalk along Upper College Lane has been 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 later this month when restricted access will switch to a lower section of Upper College Lane as the work area progresses. There will be no through traffic access on Upper College Lane through 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 for the steam tunnel crossing.
- Vehicle access to Sage Hall is now available from Green Street, as are parking spaces near Sage circle. Excavation activities will continue on the west side of Sage Hall through the delivery access road. Installation of piping will follow excavation.
- Site work will continue at the Chiller Plant addition. Foundation walls were poured on Feb. 3.
Interior Activities
- Building conversion activities will begin in the basement of Chapin House.
- Interior demolition is ongoing at the Chiller Plant for the future Central District Energy Plant.