Here is information about engineering campus construction activities that may affect you in the coming week.
Important
- VEHICLES: The modified traffic pattern on Randall Avenue will be in effect through at least mid-August.
– 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 use designated sidewalks and crossings and refrain from walking in roadways or crossing in the middle of streets.
- 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 as you travel through and adjacent to the engineering campus. Be aware of construction (and related) vehicles entering and exiting locations across the engineering campus. Please avoid all fenced areas as well as construction trailers adjacent to the UW Athletics facilities. And be patient and tolerant. We appreciate your role in keeping everyone safe.
New info: Changes and closures anticipated in the week ahead
- Pile driving will continue through the week of June 16 near the Engineering Research Building loading dock area (The loading dock has remained open during this time.) This work will have the greatest impact on occupants of and visitors to ERB and of the Mechanical Engineering Building but may be felt across other areas of the engineering campus. Once these piles are installed adjacent to ERB, we do not expect to have any more piling work to occur prior to August.
- Exterior demolition of 1410 Engineering Drive has commenced on the roof and west façade. The week of June 16 expect increased truck traffic in this area as larger equipment will be on site to continue demolition.
- Beginning the week of June 16 the pedestrian route between Engineering Drive and 1410 Engineering Drive will be closed for approximately two weeks. Please reference the map at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/ for a new pedestrian detour through Engineering Hall. Interior route signage for the detour has been installed.
Ongoing
- Semi deliveries can no longer be accepted at College of Engineering loading docks. These deliveries must be routed to MDS in Verona for delivery to the college.
- Through the end of August, all lanes of Randall Avenue will be closed near Engineering Drive.
– If you are traveling southbound on Randall Avenue, you will still be able to turn right into Engineering Drive as usual.
– You will only be able to exit Engineering Drive by turning to the left. Southbound (right turn) access to Randall Avenue will be unavailable. Please reference the map at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/.
– The bus stops on Randall Avenue adjacent to Engineering Hall and adjacent to Wendt Commons will close during this time. View Route 80 detour information. View detour information for Routes D and O. - Scaffolding is installed over the temporary sidewalk on the northwest corner of Engineering Hall (diagonal from the Engineering Research Building) to accommodate safe pedestrian passage during a roofing project on Engineering Hall.
For future planning or awareness
- Starting the week of June 23, the contractor is targeting to close the Engineering Research Building loading dock for an extended period. We will share more logistical information as we approach this closure date.
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.