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 resume the week of June 9 near the Engineering Research Building loading dock area. (We anticipate the loading dock will remain open during this time.) This work likely 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.
- Beginning the week of June 9, demolition of 1410 Engineering Drive will commence. As you travel through the engineering campus, be aware of increased truck traffic and workers in this area.
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
- Beginning in mid-June, the Engineering Research Building loading dock will close for an extended period. We will share more logistical information as we approach this closure date.
- Beginning the week of June 16, the pedestrian route between Engineering Drive and 1410 Engineering Drive will be closed for approximately two weeks. We will share more details and new pedestrian route information in an upcoming update.
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.