Archive for April, 2010

This week, construction crews will be potholing around the building, digging to expose all known underground utilities, in preparation to start digging on the south side; demolition on the south side is expected to start mid-week.

Atmos Energy, the natural gas distributor, will send out a survey crew this week to mark the easement for a gas line found on-site and to approve of the relocation and reroute of the gas line. The relocation should be completed near the middle of May.

Crews will also be working on the relocation of a sewer line that runs through the site, and are going to relocate the sewer line on the same timeline as the gas line.

Before construction began, extensive asbestos abatement was done on Gibson. Last week, asbestos was also discovered underneath the gym floors.  Abatement will begin to get rid of remaining asbestos on Monday, April 19.

Next week, demolition will continue on the south side of the site, as well as additional digging on basement areas.

Demolition on the east side of Gibson began this week, and will move to demolition on the south side at the end of this week and beginning of next.

Over the next few phases, 18-foot-deep holes will be visible. These holes are being dug on the east side of Gibson for a new basement.

Two more trees located on the northeast corner of the construction site, located near the tennis courts, are also going to be uprooted. Physical Resources is looking into transplanting the two trees to different locations on campus.