Here is information about engineering campus construction activities that may affect you in the coming week.
Important
- Use designated routes to travel through the engineering campus, and obey posted speed limits.
- Use designated crosswalks to cross streets, and please refrain from climbing over barriers.
- Keep your eyes up. Be aware of construction (and related) vehicles entering and exiting locations across the engineering campus.
- Please avoid all fenced areas.
- Please avoid construction trailers adjacent to the UW Athletics facilities.
- Accessible parking stalls now are located in Lot 14 adjacent to Engineering Hall.
- Plan ahead, and please be patient and tolerant.
- You can find all construction updates, along with a map, on the project updates page at facilities.engr.wisc.edu.
New info: Changes and closures anticipated in the week ahead
- On Sept. 21, the Engineering Research Building loading dock will be closed.
- Beginning the week of Sept. 23 and running through late October, the left turn from Randall Avenue onto Engineering Drive will be closed. UW Transportation Services will email Lot 17 permit holders with details and a map. This map can be found on facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update.
Ongoing
- The short drive alongside the Engineering Research Building from Engineering Drive to the Materials Science and Engineering Building is now closed to everyone except construction and fire/rescue personnel and vehicles. Please obey contractor signs and avoid using this route.
- To access the Engineering Research Building, use the main floor connector hallway from the Mechanical Engineering Building, the elevated walkway from the Materials Science and Engineering Building, or the accessible ramp on the Engineering Mall side of the building. This ramp is accessible via the sidewalk from 1410 Engineering Drive through Engineering Mall to the Engineering Research Building. Please be mindful of construction traffic when using this route.
- A new temporary path runs across Engineering Drive for access to the ramp leading into the Engineering Mall entrance of 1410 Engineering Drive.
For future planning or awareness
- Realignment preparation will continue into the week of Sept. 23. We expect asphalt to be laid on Sept. 26.
- Construction crews also will work on Randall Avenue to accommodate the realigned Engineering Drive entrance. We expect this work to begin the week of Sept. 23.
- Beginning the week of Sept. 30, Engineering Drive will experience an extended temporary realignment. We expect Engineering Drive to remain open for the entire project; however, you may experience temporary slowdowns or stops for periodic work.
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.