Construction Update
May 2009

 
 
 

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
We are, hopefully, moving out of the monsoon season. The rain has not been helpful to outside construction, but crews have worked around it and progress continues. Read on for more details.

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Campus Center
The masonry work continues on the exterior of the building, and it should be complete later this month.
Sheet rock is completely installed on the 2nd floor and should be completed in the 1st floor this month.
Painting throughout the building continues throughout the next month.
The elevators should be installed within the next month.
Meetings continue with the landscape architect, and plans should be finalized within the next few weeks.
The facility is scheduled to open in October of 2009.

Campus Center information:
http://www.centre.edu/CampusCenter/

Young Hall
• Work on the storm and sanitary drainage system is nearing completion, and the installation of new water-supply lines for the fire alarm sprinkler system is beginning.

 

Norton Center
• The carpet in the northern part of the foyer has been taken up, and workmen have constructed a plastic barrier in front of the area where double-decker new offices for the Norton Center staff are now being constructed.   
• Newlin Hall will remain opened until after Commencement.   
• Renovation work in Weisiger is well underway. All of the seats have been removed and the carpet has been taken up.

Farris Stadium
• The football field/running track is currently off limits this summer while a renovation of the football field and track occurs.
• The football field will be covered with a synthetic surface and will be a state-of-the-art playing field; top soil has been removed this week.
• The track will be covered with a polyurethane surface.  
• Completion time for these two projects is estimated at mid-August 2009.

Gary Wright Field
• The baseball field will also be renovated with a new grass surface this summer; commencement of this project is a bit behind schedule due to weather issues; renovation is set to begin next week.