Here is information about engineering campus construction activities that may affect you in the coming week.
Constants:
- Plan ahead, and please be patient and tolerant.
- Please avoid all fenced areas.
- Use designated routes to travel through the engineering campus.
- 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.
- 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
- Accessible parking stalls now are located in Lot 14 adjacent to Engineering Hall.
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.
- Crews will be working in the Engineering Research Building loading dock and elevated plaza area along Engineering Drive. When that work begins, the Engineering Drive stairway will close. You will need to access the building through the interior of 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.
- Bike racks are located in the space between Engineering Hall and Lot 17. Please avoid construction trailers between these bike racks and the athletics facilities.
For future planning or awareness:
- Engineering Drive will experience temporary realignment at various times during construction.
- Asphalt work for this realignment is expected to begin the week of Sept. 9. This work will impact 1410 Engineering Drive and the south side of Engineering Mall. We will strive to notify you in advance of the change in traffic pattern. We expect the drive to remain open for the entire project; however, you may experience temporary slowdowns or stops for periodic work. The first realignment will occur early in September, when Engineering Drive will shift northward to run adjacent to 1410 Engineering Drive.
- Additionally, crews also will work on Randall Avenue to accommodate the realigned Engineering Drive entrance.
Once again, our goal is to keep you informed about what’s happening for your safety and route-planning purposes. 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. And be safe: 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.