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WELCOME to the latest construction news
from Facilities Operations and Development
for Thursday, July 12, 2012.

July 16 - Olentangy River Road

Electrical duct bank installation under Olentangy River Road at Herrick Dr. is scheduled to begin July 16 and continue through July 31. Work will take place nightly from 7 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. Traffic impacts are as follows ...

• Southbound traffic may continue on Olentangy River Road, which will be reduced to one lane nightly during construction.
• Northbound traffic on Olentangy River Road will be detoured utilizing Herrick Drive, Woody Hayes, Fyffe, and Lane Avenue.

Signage will be in place, and officers will be onsite to direct traffic. Access from Olentangy River Road to the hospital will remain open throughout the project.

Project Manager, Tom Carmody

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July 24 - Arps Garage

Temporary modifications are being made to the existing Arps Garage entrance/exit lanes to prepare for the construction of the new East Regional Chilled Water plant. Beginning Tuesday, July 24 ...

• All hourly customers will be required to enter the Arps Garage from the High Street entrance.
• Keycard customers may still use the High Street and College Road entrances.

Future phases of the East Regional Chilled Water Plant will connect various buildings east of the Oval that are not currently served by the McCracken Power Plant. Its distribution system will provide reliable year-round water and will conserve energy, compared to individual chillers for existing and future buildings in the Academic Core North. Construction is anticipated through summer 2014.

Project Manager, Tom Ekegren

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9th Avenue opened early

Again, we want to extend our thanks to the dedicated team from Facilities Operations and Development who managed the 9th Avenue project. It opened early, on July 10, well in advance of the targeted late July. That team was led by Project Manager Kevin Koesters.

Bookmark go43210.osu.edu to view the MAJOR TRAFFIC IMPACTS map for summer 2012. It shows a broad overview and will be updated as warranted.

Note that all dates are approximate, dependent upon weather and field conditions.

Contact Information

FOD Communications - (614) 292-5725