Campus Construction

[LaCajunsFan]

Been a while since there was a campus construction project to report on, but they is pretty big job going on where Hebrard crosses the pathway from Moody, etc., to the U. Seems they are widening sidewalks etc., and also will be putting a lot of pavers. Should be really nice. Especially if you remember what that same pathway looked like thru the old ‘eyesore’ buildings.

Looking towards University.




At the intersection, looking towards Moody and Bittle Halls



Looking toward Cypress Lake Plaza





On the new sidewalk, U behind me, Moody ahead.

[HelmutVII]

Been a while since there was a campus construction project to report on, but they is pretty big job going on where Hebrard crosses the pathway from Moody, etc., to the U. Seems they are widening sidewalks etc., and also will be putting a lot of pavers. Should be really nice. Especially if you remember what that same pathway looked like thru the old ‘eyesore’ buildings.

Looking towards University.




They have been working on that project for ever. It


At the intersection, looking towards Moody and Bittle Halls



Looking toward Cypress Lake Plaza





On the new sidewalk, U behind me, Moody ahead.

They have been working on that project forever. It looked the same a month ago. I dunno

[LaCajunsFan]

The project at the Hebrard/Moody intersection is just about complete....and the wait was well worth it. The whole area looks fantastic and greatly further improves the look and functionality of it.

Looking towards Moody



With OK Allen in view



New courtyard area for Moody entrance



From Moody entrance looking towards Cypress Lake



And I’m also very glad that they have completed the low retaining wall around Cypress Lake....no more crappy chain link fence from Burke-Hawthorne to Cypress Lake Plaza! They have also cleaned up the area around the oak tree picnic area, where the vets memorial plaque is, and it looks like they will be putting pavers there, as there several pallets of pavers still in the area.

[Turbine]

Very nice.

Thanks

[HelmutVII]

They have been playing around with that project for over a year. It was nothing special. It makes you wonder why.

[LaCajunsFan]

They have been playing around with that project for over a year. It was nothing special. It makes you wonder why.

??? I totally disagree. That area is one of the most unique on our campus, what with the lake, etc. I think this cleans it up greatly, makes it much more functional, and does so beautifully. Remember what it looked like just a few years ago: the eye-sore buildings, old street lamps, crappy plastic thingys blocking u-turns, and a unkempt lake. Now all of those issues are fixed.

[Turbine]

??? I totally disagree. That area is one of the most unique on our campus, what with the lake, etc. I think this cleans it up greatly, makes it much more functional, and does so beautifully. Remember what it looked like just a few years ago: the eye-sore buildings, old street lamps, crappy plastic thingys blocking u-turns, and a unkempt lake. Now all of those issues are fixed.

I must have misunderstood.

I took what HelmutVII to say was it was along the lines of nothing complicated to build, why did it take so long?

[LaCajunsFan]

I must have misunderstood.

I took what HelmutVII to say was it was along the lines of nothing complicated to build, why did it take so long?

Oh...I guess I might have misread that. Apologies if so.

FWIW, I think that it is all these 'little things' that Dr. S is doing for the campus that is so great. While the intersection there was far from derelict, it really needed some touching up. But they went much further than that......now this area adds so much curb-appeal to the campus. Certainly a far cry from where we have been before his arrival, where campus appearance was a very low priority...when it existed at all.

Although I'll also say, given all the huge financial strains we have been through, its a wonder we were not only able to keep the lights on, but also grew stronger in enrollment, etc.

[HelmutVII]

??? I totally disagree. That area is one of the most unique on our campus, what with the lake, etc. I think this cleans it up greatly, makes it much more functional, and does so beautifully. Remember what it looked like just a few years ago: the eye-sore buildings, old street lamps, crappy plastic thingys blocking u-turns, and a unkempt lake. Now all of those issues are fixed.

What they did was great. My statement about it being nothing special was there was nothing in the project that was difficult to construct. Some drainage and concrete flat work. DUH. Nothing that they did should have caused this project to take over a year to build. I saw it weekly and from week to week there appeared to be very little progress done. Almost as if there was just one guy working on the project.

[LaCajunsFan]

What they did was great. My statement about it being nothing special was there was nothing in the project that was difficult to construct. Some drainage and concrete flat work. DUH. Nothing that they did should have caused this project to take over a year to build. I saw it weekly and from week to week there appeared to be very little progress done. Almost as if there was just one guy working on the project.

Ok, thanks for the clarification...sorry that I misread your response.

Did you happen to notice that there are ~5 pallets of pavers left on Hebrard, across from Bittle? I wonder what these are for....maybe left overs from the main project? Can't be for the Walk of Honor, because that is continuing on McKinley, in front of the U. I tend to think they will be paving around the picnic area....looks like they have started with some site prep there.