Facilities & Campus Planning This Week's F&CP Construction News

Construction News for the Week of august 17, 2008 Major projects are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll down to view them all, or you can jump to a specific project: Butterfield & Baker Sprinkler Central Heating Plant Fine Arts Center Trailers Goessmann Steam Line Goodell Roof Replacement Holdsworth Way Steam Line Integrated Sciences Building Lederle GRC Facade Repair Lot 71 Repaving and Lighting Machmer Roof Replacement PVTA Transit Center Recreation Center Skinner Hall Renovation for the School of Nursing Thatcher/Infirmary Connection Tobin Roof Repair & Modular Swing Space Physical Plant's Current List of Service Interruptions
Butterfield & Baker Sprinkler, Clark Hill Rd.	Sprinkler installation continues at the Butterfield and Baker dorms in the Central Residential Area. A portion of Chancellors Way from Clark Hill Road to the northwest corner of Van Meter is currently CLOSED. Clark Hill Road has reopened to through traffic. The entire project should be complete by late August. [Top of the page]

Central Heating Plant, Mullins Way Click for 3D view	Routine steam blows will continue this week at the main CHP site and at the steam and condensate building on Lower Campus Center Way. Some loud noise may be associated with the blows. Construction At Multiple Venues Work continues simultaneously in several different venues related to the Central Heating Plant: at the main project site west of Mullins Center; on Lower Campus Center Way steam and condensate building construction; steam line work at and around the old horse barn; and on the west side of the Mullins Ice Rink Building. Steam & Condensate Building Construction of the Steam & Condensate Building on Lower Campus Center Way continues this week. The area is congested with construction vehicles and equipment; traffic through the area may occasionally be delayed. The area of the Campus Way link island will be maintained clear to allow tractor trailer trucks to turn around to allow them to back into the garage portal. The Parking area west of the Campus Center Way Substation has been turned over to the CHP contractor and will be maintained for tractor trailer turn-around and associated staging keeping an area clear for truck turning. Access will also be maintained to the Hazardous Waste Facility. Large earth-moving equipment will be in use at the site, entering and exiting Mullins Way. Anyone using Parking Lot 67 directly behind (west) of Mullins Center should take extra care when traversing Mullins Way. Some short delays are possible when the street is temporarily blocked to move equipment. [Learn more about this project] [Top of the page]

Fine Arts Center Trailers, Presidents Drive	Temporary trailers are now in place on the north (pond) side of the Fine Arts Center. The trailers are being used by the Music Department while repairs and renovations are being completed in the FAC building. The work should be finished by the beginning of the new school year in September. [Top of the page]

Goessmann Steam Line, Campus Center	Steam line construction continues on the south side of Goessmann Hall. Hot water to the building will be interrupted during the summer months. The prject is expected to be complete in August. [Top of the page]

Goodell Roof Replacement, Hicks Way	Roof replacement work continues at Goodell Hall. The work will include roofing, asbestos removal, attic insulation and sealing/painting windows. The project is scheduled for completion in late September. [Top of the page]

Holdsworth Way Steam Line, Holdsworth Way	Fence lines have moved/expanded to include the area on the west side of Stockbridge (Bowker Auditorium); pedestrian traffic has been detoured. Additional steam line work associated with this project will be taking place at and around the Engineering Lab this week. A temporary steam line is being installed on the south and west side of the building. A Portion Of Lot 65 Closed; Steam Line Work At Paige A portion of Lot 65 on the south side of Paige Lab is now CLOSED. Lot 65 parking permits are valid in all sections of Lot 65. An interactive map is available on the Parking Services website at http://parking.umass.edu. Steam line construction is continuing on the south side of Paige Lab. A Section Of Holdsworth Way Closed A section of Holdsworth Way from the Campus Center Way intersection to the southwest corner of Stockbridge Hall is now CLOSED. [Top of the page]

Integrated Sciences Building, North Pleasant Street Click for 3D view ISB cam - click to connect	The Thatcher Way entrance is now permanently closed to allow for finished site work in the area. The south entrance will be via Stockbridge Road; heavy equipment will be passing through the area and parking on Stockbridge Road is restricted. Work continues inside the building and/or behind established fence lines. The general contractor has installed a wide-angle web cam at the site that will allow us to view construction activity and progress for the life of the project. Take a look at our 3D virtual fly-around, too. [Learn more about this project] [Top of the page]

Lederle GRC Facade Repair, Governors Drive & Eastman Lane	Facade repair continues at various points inside and outside of Lederle GRC. Please respect fence lines and watch for workers on scaffolding overhead. [Top of the page]

Lot 71 Repaving & Lighting, Massachusetts Avenue	Renovation of Lot 71, west of the Whitmore Administration Building, is complete and the lot is once again OPEN for permitted vehicles. [Top of the page]

Machmer Roof Replacement, Hicks Way	Roof replacement work continues at Machmer Hall. The project is expected to be completed in late September. [Top of the page]

PVTA Transit Center, Holdsworth Way Click for the Transit Center web cam	The building "skin" is being applied this week. All work should be confined behind established fence lines. Check out the real-time construction web cam. [Top of the page]

Recreation Center, Commonwealth Avenue Click for a 3D view	A portion of Commonwealth Avenue has had a single northbound lane CLOSED to traffic for work related to the Recreation Center; one northbound lane will remain open. Work in the road should be completed by mid-August. Concrete foundation and steel installation work continues this week; watch for mixers coming and going from the site. Remember that pedestrian traffic through the area is restricted. Please note that the area is in flux, with temporary walkways abutting construction zones and heavy vehicles mixing with regular traffic on the roadway. Pedestrians should use caution and refrain from using Hicks Way as a pedestrian walkway. Grinnell Road is now CLOSED to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. A 3D virtual fly-around of the building is available here. [Learn more about this project] [Top of the page]

Skinner Hall Renovation for the School of Nursing, North Pleasant Street	Work continues this week on the renovation of Skinner Hall for the School of Nursing. All work this week should be inside the building and/or behind established fence lines. [Learn more about this project] [Top of the page]

Thatcher/Infirmary Connection 1. Chancellors Way closure Click for larger image 2. UHS access from Lot 63 Click for a larger image 3. Patient parking for UHS Click for a larger image 4. Finished road plan Click for a larger image	Work has begun on a project to connect Thatcher Way with Infirmary Way. This is a phased project that will include new pavement, curbing, sidewalks, lighting and landscaping from Clark Hill Road to Chancellors Way. Chancellors Way Closed From Thatcher To Stockbridge The first phase of this project involves PERMANENTLY CLOSING Chancellors Way from Thatcher Way to Stockbridge Road and a TEMPORARY CLOSING of the Infirmary Way/UHS parking lot. The northwest connection of Chancellors Way and Thatcher Way is also TEMPORARILY CLOSED this week for manhole installation (see graphic #1, left). Please bear in mind that construction is also taking place in the Chadbourne-Van Meter-Butterfield area, with the Chancellors Way/Clark Hill Road intersection CLOSED to through traffic until mid-August; therefore, Chancellors Way traffic headed for North Pleasant Street, Amherst Center and points south will need to go by way of Orchard Hill Road and East Pleasant Street. UHS Parking While construction is going on in the area, employees at UHS will be asked to park in Lot 63 on the north side of Chancellors Way (see map #2, left). Patient parking has been moved to the metered lot on the north side of the Franklin Dining Hall (see map #3, left). This phase of the project, along with a restored parking area, will be finished by September. The New Thatcher Way The entire project is due for completion by November. The new through-road will be known as Thatcher Way (see site map #4, left). Questions about the project should be directed to the project manager, Jason Venditti, at 577-4769 or jvenditti@facil.umass.edu. [Top of the page]

Tobin Roof Repair & Modular Swing Space, Hicks Way	Work continues this week to repair the Tobin Hall roof, and in and around modular buildings. The second phase of repairs has begun at Tobin Hall and will continue through August. Planned construction activities include large amounts of drilling into the concrete structure and interior surface of the façade of the building. Planned construction should not start until after 4:00 PM and should stop before 7:00 AM each day through the end of July. Questions and concerns should be directed to: Joe Balzano, project manager, at 5-2179 or jbalzano@facil.umass.edu. [Top of the page]



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Facilities & Campus Planning

Construction News for the Week of august 17, 2008

Construction News for
the Week of august 17, 2008