Construction projects finishing up

By JJ Ossola
IV Leader Associate Editor

    Gary Johnson, the newly appointed director of facilities, said that “construction has finished up on many projects and is wrapping up on the remaining ones.”
    The one that most students are familiar with, building connections A to B, B to D, and D to E, has had many positive comments.
    Student Andy Shute, a student who uses a wheelchair, said, “The new elevators have a lot more room. I don’t need to tuck my foot rest back and once I am up [on the 3rd floor] I can pop up and go. [These connections are] a lot better and it saves time.”
    Projects that have finished or that will finish within the week include: surveillance cameras & door proximity readers, ADA compliance in regards to site accessibility, building A, E, and G elevators, the exterior electronic sign, the nursing program expansion, buildings D and E phase I ceiling and light replacement, as well as, the phase I wiring modifications and fire damper replacement.
    Johnson also said, “The flat roof replacement on all the buildings is about 90% done, the air moisture infiltration project is about 40 percent done, and the street and sidewalk light-pole replacement is just getting under way but should go quickly.”