Period 18 September - 1 October 2001
WORK AREAS:
Dupont—Research Annex
¬·
The placement of temporary
partitions at the exterior walls of Rooms 192, 193A, 193B, 195, 240
and 242 began this week (in Room 195) and will move throughout the
other rooms over the next 2 months.
Dupont--Temporary
North Entrance
¬· The work at this area is complete. Please do
not chain bicycles to the railing as they will block the ramp access.
A bike rack will be installed in the parking space closest to the
ramp.
Dupont--Lecture Hall
¬·
The work in this area is
complete.
Dupont--Math Wing
¬·
The
work in this area is complete.
Dupont Physics Offices and Temporary
Restrooms
¬·
The temporary restrooms are
substantially complete and in service. Temporary toilet partitions
have been installed and will be replaced when the permanent
partitions arrive. Delivery has been pushed into October.
Rugby Field
¬· The rugby field parking lot is paved and open
for use by faculty and students. Please note the striped pedestrian
pathways in the lot. There is a connector between the new rugby field
lot and the existing Dupont lot that allows vehicular traffic to
continue behind Dupont. The existing road alongside the
Research Annex has been demolished and the installation of
underground utilities is in progress.
¬· Stockpiling
of topsoil and fill is complete. Modifications to the swale will
occur in the next two weeks.
North Quad
¬·
Installation of the
construction fence on the North Quad is complete.Ãä Note the
pathways marked with signs and arrows painted on the ground that lead
from Beardsley around to the north entrance to Dupont.
Cornell Library
¬·
The
new rear entrance to the library is open.
The platform to the stairs leading from the rear of Cornell to
the west end of Dupont is open.
The temporary platforms at both Dupont and Cornell will be
replaced in September with more permanent structures.
The switch will be timed to occur during hours of minimal
use.
¬· The
reconstruction of the canopy on the front of the building has started
is expected to be complete by 9/25.
¬· Removal
of the remaining roof shingles will start this week. New
shingles will be installed to serve until the rest of the roof is
removed later in the project.
¬· A
new emergency exit was installed in the north end of the lower level
of Cornell to replace the exit doors that were taken out of service
on the first floor.
UTILITY
SHUTDOWNS:
¬· There
will be an interruption to the water service on most of the north
campus Saturday 9/29 beginning at 10:00 p.m. Service is expected to
be restored by 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Affected
buildings include: Beardsley, Courtney Smith House, Dupont, Hicks,
Pearson, Papazian, Swarthmore Friends Meetinghouse, and all of the
houses on Whittier Place.
¬·
There
will be an electrical service shutdown in Dupont on Saturday 9/29
beginning at 2:00 p.m. Service is expected to
be restored by midnight that day.
PEDESTRIAN
/ VEHICULAR ACCESS:
¬· There
will be a temporary shutdown of the service drive to Beardsley so
that the electric service can be completed in the new manhole. The
shutdown date is not yet scheduled, but will occur in approximately 3
weeks. Please contact Facilities to coordinate any critical
deliveries to Beardsley in the next 3-4 weeks.
¬·
There will be disruptions to
traffic flow on the service road north of Dupont during the next two
weeks while utilities are placed underground. A minimum of one lane
will be open at all times. Please contact Facilities to coordinate
any critical deliveries or services to ensure the road will be
accessible.
¬· Gates
have been installed across Whittier Place just past the Rugby field
parking lot. The gates will be open during the day to allow
construction traffic to access the site. The gates will be closed at
night to prevent any vehicles from inadvertently entering the
site.
¬· Parking
along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday. Faculty and staff were advised that
parking is at their own risk. The purple permit parking signs on
Whittier Place have been removed and No Parking signs are being
installed.
¬· The
stair tower exit door at the northwest corner of the Dupont Research
Annex has been limited to emergency exit only, due to construction
activities outside. Signs have been posted at all doors in the stair
tower.
¬·
The
stair tower exit on the west side of Dupont is open.
¬·
Parking at the Hicks lot has been restored. The construction
fencing has been reduced to allow the balance of the work to
continue.
¬·
The Borough has approved eliminating parking at two spaces on
Elm Avenue near the intersection with Whittier Place, to facilitate
construction traffic. The existing street parking signs have been
relocated.
NOISE,
VIBRATION, DUST:
¬· A tire cleaning area
(gravel) was installed as part of the paving of the rugby field
parking lot. This should reduce dirt tracking onto Whittier
Place.
¬· Excavation
at the service drive over the next two weeks will create some dust in
the immediate area.
CONSTRUCTION
DELIVERIES / HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON SITE:
¬· Earth-moving equipment (backhoe, dump truck,
etc.) is still on site.
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Send
message to the chair
of the Science Project User's Group, Rachel Merz
(rmerz1@swarthmore.edu)
For
inquiries regarding construction issues, send message to construction@swarthmore.edu
last
updated 9/22/01