UGA takes advantage of summer slowdown to advance campus construction projects

While the University of Georgia is open and active with Maymester and summer session classes, the majority of students are off campus until the mid-August start of a new fall semester. UGA is taking advantage of the reduced student population and activity to work on a variety of campus construction projects.

From the UGA master calendar...

In order to enable utility work, portions of D. W. Brooks Drive and parking lot S16 will be closed from May 16, 2022 through July 20, 2022. The lower or northern most section of parking lot S16 and the adjacent north access road (just south of the Paul D. Coverdell Center) will be closed from May 16, 2022 through August 5, 2022. There will be three phases of construction that are shown in the attached diagrams. Pedestrian and vehicular access and routes are different during each of the phases and the contractor will place signage along modified road and pedestrian routes. Bus routes will also be affected and attached are the temporary rerouted bus lines with associated dates.

The exterior space directly to the north of the Journalism Building will be improved and construction will begin on May 16, 2022 and is scheduled to continue through August 12, 2022. There will be partial sidewalk closures along the south side of  Baldwin Street and the east side of Sanford Drive near Baldwin Street. The contractor will place signage along modified pedestrian routes and established street crosswalks.

Construction activities for the new Poultry Science Complex Phase 1, located north of the Boyd Research and Education Center, will begin March 14, 2022 and will continue thru September 2023.

The north portion of D. W. Brooks Drive and the sidewalks within the construction fence will be closed for the duration of construction. Temporary walkways along with existing sidewalks around the perimeter of the construction site will remain open to allow access for pedestrian traffic around the construction site. Please refer to the map linked below and contact the Office of University Architects at (706) 542-3605 if you have any questions.

Beginning 5/23, utility work will commence at Field Street with the work shifting at various points throughout the summer. This work will affect pedestrian routes, transit routes, and vehicular access routes including Sanford Drive, Field Street, and Cedar Street. See linked maps for clarification and note several phases will shift access options throughout the summer.

Field Street will remain open to vehicular traffic although the roadway width will be narrowed. The sidewalk on the south side of Field Street will remain open. Beginning 5/30 and through 6/13, Sanford Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic; however, pedestrian access will be unobstructed along the west side of the roadway. Beginning 6/13 and through 6/17, Cedar Street will be closed at D. W. Brooks Drive, with limited vehicular access from East Campus Road to facilities and parking east of D. W. Brooks Drive. Alternate bus routes have been assigned during this timeframe and are included in the linked maps.

Update: There will be a partial lane closure of the north (west bound) lane of Cedar Street between 9:00am and 3:00pm on Wednesday, May 25th as per the diagram linked below. There will be flagmen on site directing traffic during this time.  The sidewalk on the north side of Cedar Street will also be closed and pedestrian traffic will be routed to the south side of the street via the two cross walks.

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