| Mitchell and West construction part of overall projects for semester |
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| Written by William Johnson, The Shorthorn staff | |||||
| Monday, 18 January 2010 09:19 PM | |||||
 Road work continued on Mitchell Street and West Street over the break as the university prepares for major construction on campus. Due to a long standing problem with stagnant water building up the intersection, workers began to install new drainage inlets on the sides of the two streets. The new system will re-route the water to Johnson Creek during heavy rain fall.“This should help drain the entire street better,” said Jeff Johnson, Facilities Management associate director. “We are re-routing over fifty percent of the water to this new line.” The initial work of installing the inlets is set to finish before the end of the week. The project as a whole is planned to be finished in the next two weeks, pending weather. Traffic will not be directly affected, Johnson said. Upcoming construction on campus includes the restructuring of the overhead utility lines on Pecan Street. The lines from various service providers will be taken down and placed underground in preparation of another drainage system planned for Pecan Street. This system will accommodate the planned special events center. The project is not expected to interfere with traffic as workers will be operating from the parking lot adjacent to the street. “We’d like to get that started by February 1,” he said The new sewer line behind Lipscomb Hall is also in it’s final stages of completion. The building is already on the new system and the project is set to be finished within the next two weeks. The special events center will also tie into this system. Views: 570 | E-mail
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