Here is information about engineering campus construction activities that may affect you in the coming week.
Important
- Pedestrians: Please avoid walking down Engineering Drive or Randall Avenue. Use designated sidewalks and crosswalks and refrain from walking in roadways or crossing mid-street. A map of approved pedestrian routes is available on the project update page at facilities.engr.wisc.edu.
- Vehicles: Be mindful of pedestrians in crosswalks; if you need to pause while traveling through campus, please keep crosswalks open. Please obey posted speed limit signs.
- Please obey flagger signals. Whether you are on foot, in a vehicle or using other transportation, these people are there to keep you safe when construction equipment is operating outside fenced areas.
- Plan ahead and keep your eyes up. Take extra care when traveling through or near the engineering campus. Be aware of construction and related vehicles entering and exiting various locations. Please avoid all fenced areas and construction trailers near the UW Athletics facilities. And most importantly, be patient and tolerant — your cooperation helps keep everyone safe.
New info: Changes and closures anticipated in the week ahead
- Campus chilled water has been restored at the Mechanical Engineering Building and the Engineering Centers Building.
- On Dec. 29 and 30, a “soft” electrical outage will occur in Engineering Hall, the Materials Science and Engineering Building, and the Engineering Research Building. Redundant power sources will not be operational during that time and we do not anticipate a loss of building power.
- On Jan. 5, a “soft” electrical outage will occur in the Mechanical Engineering Building and the Engineering Centers Building. Redundant power sources will not be operational during that time and we do not anticipate a loss of building power.
- From Jan. 5 through Feb. 2, campus chilled water will be off in Engineering Hall. For those who use chilled water, campus will provide a redundant source.
- On Jan. 8, we anticipate crews will begin installing the first of two tower cranes near the corner of Engineering Drive and Randall Avenue. Be aware of increased construction traffic during this time.
Ongoing
- Pedestrians who normally walk along the service drive between ME and the Engineering Centers Building should continue to travel through ECB.
- The temporary pedestrian path through Engineering Mall to University Avenue is closed. (There will be a new path in mid- to late-January; we will share more information closer to that time.)
- When the weather cooperates, crews will be waterproofing adjacent to the Engineering Research Building along Engineering Drive.
- Pile driving will pause until the week of Jan. 12. (There is a map forecasting pile driving locations on the project updates page on our facilities website.)
- At times, you may notice odors in buildings adjacent to construction activity. Most of these odors are temporary; however, if the odors persist, please contact our facilities team at coe-facilities@engr.wisc.edu. If needed, arrange an alternate work location with your supervisor.
- The Engineering Research Building loading dock is partially open. Before scheduling large deliveries to this dock, please reach out to coe-facilities@engr.wisc.edu to coordinate your delivery.
- Semi deliveries can no longer be accepted at College of Engineering loading docks. We would like most deliveries requiring an elevated dock to go to MDS; however, larger items on flatbeds that cannot be accepted by MDS should be coordinated by contacting our facilities team at coe-facilities@engr.wisc.edu.
For future planning or awareness
- On Jan. 9, a “soft” electrical outage will occur in Wendt Commons. Redundant power sources will not be operational during that time and we do not anticipate a loss of building power.
- We anticipate a temporary shift of Engineering Drive on or near Jan. 20.
Please be careful and aware: Whether you are on foot, bike, scooter, moped, in a vehicle, or otherwise, be alert and know what’s happening around you. If you see an immediate safety concern, please reach out to Pete Nemmetz, our assistant dean for facilities, right away, at pnemmetz@wisc.edu.
As always, many factors, including weather and other unknowns, may impact construction activities. If our contractors need to make unanticipated changes, I ask that you respect their instructions, and be patient with them and others.
Once again, our goal is to keep you informed about what’s happening for your safety and route-planning purposes.