Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Path through UC expansion project created
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 A protected pathway through the University Center construction site opened Monday. The pathway will allow students, faculty, staff, and guests to cross between the University Center and the former David L. Rice Library, which is being renovated as part of the University Center expansion project. During the initial phase of the project, when the University Center Conference Center ("the Bridge") was demolished, the area was closed off, requiring the use of University Boulevard or the west side of campus to reach the north from the south and vice versa. The main entrance to the UC, which was closed throughout the summer, is now open. Steve Helfrich, director of facilities operations and planning, said he expects the pathway and entrance to be open throughout the 2009-10 academic year. In addition to demolition of the University Conference Center, the $17.7 million University Center expansion includes a redesign of the original library building and construction of a large conical-shaped tower. The new University Center will open in 2011. |
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