Construction Update as of December 18, 2001

UTILITY SHUTDOWNS:

• There will be a major electrical shutdown on December 27th. The College is working with Rite-Way Electric to schedule this work. Facilities is working on providing temporary power where needed.

WORK AREAS:

Dupont Research Annex

• Temporary partitions throughout have been completed.

Rugby Field

• The new access road was paved with a base course of asphalt and is open to traffic.
• Stockpiling of topsoil and fill is complete. Modifications to the swale have been completed. Additional fill material has been stockpiled alongside the topsoil for use as backfill against the Science Center foundations.

Cornell Library

• Excavation at the south end of Cornell will resume during the week of 17 December in preparation for building foundation work that will start in early January 2002.

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR ACCESS:

• The new service drive alongside the Research Annex was paved and re-opened to traffic. The link between the DuPont Lot and the service drive will be paved and re-opened next week.
• Parking along Whittier Place is prohibited during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Electrical work inside the manhole in the Hicks lot is continuing.

NOISE, VIBRATION, DUST, ODORS

• No significant disturbance is anticipated in the next two weeks.

DELIVERIES / HEAVY EQUIPMENT:

• Excavation at Cornell will require heavy machinery to be delivered on site on Monday, 12/17.

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 12/18/01