Advisories
Construction advisory: Whitehall Road road and lane closures (Ongoing)
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When: May 18, 2013 - May 20, 2013.
Details: Railroad crossing improvements will be made on Whitehall Road near the intersection with South Milledge Avenue on Saturday, weather permitting. The work will require a road closure of Whitehall Road at the railroad crossing. It also will require lane closures on Monday for re-paving. During the road closure on Saturday, a detour route will be established from South Milledge Avenue to Loop 10 to College Station Road in order to accommodate larger vehicles. Whitehall Road will be re-opened to traffic after initial work is completed on Saturday, but lane closures with alternating through traffic will be in place for at least part of Monday while the crossing is re-paved.
Construction advisory: Rock blasting at the Health Sciences Campus (Ongoing)
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When: May 21, 2013 - May 21, 2013.
Details: Rock blasting for installation of a water line will occur at the Health Sciences Campus on Tuesday, May 21. The location is on the front lawn between Scott Hall and Prince Avenue.
Construction advisory: Lumpkin and Baxter Streets lane and road closures (Ongoing)
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When: May 13, 2013 - June 13, 2013.
Details: Lanes of Lumpkin and Baxter Streets adjacent to the Bolton Dining Commons construction site will be closed to traffic at various times during the period May 13 through June 13. Through traffic will be slowed, but will be maintained except for the following planned road closures: The block of Lumpkin Street adjacent to the Bolton site will be closed to all traffic on Sunday, June 2 through 5 a.m. Monday, June 3. The block of Baxter Street adjacent to the Bolton site will be closed to all traffic on Sunday, June 9 through 5 a.m. Monday, June 10. During these closures, motorists must find an alternate route.
Construction advisory: Rutherford Hall (Ongoing)
Where:
When: May 21, 2012 - July 31, 2013.
Details: Construction of the new 260-bed Rutherford Hall is progressing on Myers Quadrangle. The construction site is fenced, with pedestrian detours around the site.
Construction advisory: Bolton Dining Commons (Ongoing)
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When: March 11, 2013 - July 31, 2014.
Details: Construction will be underway on the new Bolton Dining Commons from mid-March 2013 through mid-July 2014. The site is bounded by Baxter and Lumpkin Streets and Tanyard Creek, and will be enclosed in a construction fence. The pedestrian bridge over Tanyard Creek at the site will be closed during construction. The sidewalk on Lumpkin Street will remain open. The sidewalk on Baxter Street will also remain open, but will be reduced in width by half.
Construction advisory: Veterinary Medical Learning Center (Ongoing)
Where:
When: March 11, 2013 - January 31, 2015.
Details: Construction is underway on the $75 million, 200,000 sq. ft. project on a 100-acre site on College Station Road at Barnett Shoals Road. The facility will include a Lameness Center, large lecture hall and instructional spaces for veterinary students, offices for clinical faculty and staff, and outdoor spaces for animals. Minimal disruptions for traffic and pedestrians are expected due to the location of this project site.