Good afternoon,
Over the last few weeks of the spring semester, you will continue to see construction activity on campus. The Sustainable Infrastructure Program (SIP), will eliminate the majority of campus greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency, reduce campus water consumption, improve building comfort, and reduce operating costs.
Street closures will continue a bit longer than planned due to recent inclement weather. Lorain Street will be closed all of next week, and Woodland Street will be closed the week after that.
This year’s underground work includes hot water and chilled water pipes getting installed from the Services Building and heading to the north up to Union Street Housing, in the general vicinity of Woodland Street. The contractor is installing geothermal water pipes from the central Services Building to the north practice fields with the routing being on the east side of Mercy Hospital, and then running along the western edge of the soccer field and track up to the north fields.
Road closure schedule - weather permitting:
- May 16 – 21, 2022, Lorain Street immediately east of the Mercy Allen Hospital entrance.
- May 23 – June 2, 2022, Woodland Street directly west of the Science Center.
- June 10 – 12, 2022, Union Street to the west of Professor, between Langston Hall and Union Street Housing
Week of May 16, 2022
Road Closures and Traffic Disruptions (weather permitting)
- The western Lorain Street crossing will be under construction, just east of the Mercy Hospital entrance.
- The construction team will be working along Woodland Street. Two-way traffic may be slightly constrained at times.
Signage and Fencing
- Work zones will continue to be fenced off. Check the wayfinding maps to identify specific pedestrian detours.
Site Prep and Staging
- The construction team is utilizing laydown areas in the following staging areas, which are protected by fencing:
- At the southeast intersection of Woodland Street and Union Street.
- At the Central Services Building parking lot on the east side of the building.
- On the western edge of the soccer fields just north of the Hollywood parking lot.
- On the west and north sides of Burton Hall.
- On the west side of Barrows House.
- On the northwest corner of Dascomb.
- In the northern portion of the Cox-Finney parking lot.
Abatement
- There will be no abatement work this week.
Building Conversions and Improvements
- Renovation work will continue in Cox Administration. Campus leadership has been relocated to Carnegie and Daub House.
Distribution Pipe Installation and Plant Conversion
- Prefabrication of pipes will continue in several of our work areas.
- Seeding will occur on the western edge of the soccer field, south of the track.
- Backfilling and surface restoration will progress for the area that runs from Hales Gym northward.
- Excavation will continue for the pipe on the west side of the track and running northward to the north practice fields.
- Backfill, surface restoration, and sidewalk installation will continue on the west side of Woodland.
- Excavation will begin on the south side of Zechial Hall.
- Pipe installation and backfilling will continue on the west side of Noah Hall.
- Backfilling will commence south of Lorain, near Daub House.
- Isolation valves will be installed in several open trench locations.
- Lorain Street will be repaved at the end of the week, weather permitting.
Parking
- The Hales Gym parking lot will be closed.
- There will be some parking restrictions on Woodland Street. Parking signage should be closely followed on Woodland Street and Union Street.
- Our access route through the western edge of the Hollywood parking lot will end and the parking lot will be restored to its previous condition.
- Contractor parking will be on the eastern portion of the Willard Court Lot (25 spaces), the northern portion of the Hollywood Lot (10 spaces), and in the Phillips Gym Lot (20 spaces).
Week of May 23, 2022
Road Closures and Traffic Disruptions (weather permitting)
- Lorain Street should be opened back up.
- The construction team will be working along Woodland Street. Two-way traffic may be slightly constrained at times.
- Woodland Street will be closed on the west side of the Science Center.
Signage and Fencing
- Work zones will continue to be fenced off. Check the wayfinding maps to identify specific pedestrian detours.
Site Prep and Staging
- The construction team is utilizing laydown areas in the following staging areas, which are protected by fencing:
- At the southeast intersection of Woodland Street and Union Street.
- At the Central Services Building parking lot on the east side of the building.
- On the western edge of the soccer fields just north of the Hollywood parking lot.
- On the west and north sides of Burton Hall.
- On the west side of Barrows House.
- On the northwest corner of Dascomb.
- In the northern portion of the Cox-Finney parking lot.
Abatement
- There will be no abatement work this week.
Building Conversions and Improvements
- Renovation work will continue in Cox Administration. Campus leadership has been relocated to Carnegie and Daub House.
Distribution Pipe Installation and Plant Conversion
- Prefabrication of pipes will continue in several of our work areas.
- Excavation and pipe installation will continue on the west side of the track and running northward to the north practice fields.
- Pipe installation and backfilling will continue on the south side of Zechial Hall and west side of Noah Hall.
- Excavation and pipe installation will begin on the western side of the Science Center.
- Isolation valves will be installed in several open trench locations.
- Landscaping and sidewalk restoration will continue on the western side of Woodland, from Lorain up to Noah Hall.
Parking
- The Hales Gym parking lot will be closed.
- The Hollywood parking lot will be restored to its previous condition.
- There will be some parking restrictions on Woodland Street. Parking signage should be closely followed on Woodland Street and Union Street.
- Contractor parking will be on the eastern portion of the Willard Court Lot (25 spaces), the northern portion of the Hollywood Lot (10 spaces), and in the Phillips Gym Lot (20 spaces).
Please be aware that heavy equipment is active and on campus throughout the day. Safety is our highest priority, and we ask for your help to ensure everyone is paying attention and alert while walking through campus.
Wayfinding and contractor parking maps as well as the Hollywood Lot access plan are posted on the Activity Page. For more information and background details, please visit the SIP website: Oberlin College's Sustainable Infrastructure Program.
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