Construction Update

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Read about the changes being made to our campus this summer.


8/26/2015:

  • Exterior lighting is completed for the sidewalks and parking lots.
  • All lighting is LED lighting.

Parking lots on the south side of campus are now open.

8/15/2015:

  • Directional markings are planned.

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8/11/2015:

  • Work begun in the Regis Court (area in front of Regis building)
  • New sidewalk created from the Regis Court to the arcade entrance, to ensure the safety of students as they travel between the buildings (and NOT through vehicular traffic)
  • Creation of a new, sturdier canopy in front of Regis
  • Small outdoor stone amphitheater created in Regis Court
  • Decatur exit being widened
  • Most of the sod on the Shrine side of the campus has been laid.

7/24/2015:

  • Campus lighting bases have been poured
  • Parking lots completed and striped
  • Additional sidewalks poured
  • New irrigation install started
  • Construction phase between Regis and main building has begun

Next week:

  • Additional irrigation added
  • Landscaping will begin
  • Sidewalk in front of Trophy Room poured
  • Handrails installed
  • Tear down of gardens and canopy in front of Regis and Philippine House will begin

7/17/15:

  • IMG_2087Parking lots completed (but still need to be striped)
  • More sidewalks poured
  • Additional cafeteria drive and steps poured

What’s next:

  • Complete pouring sidewalks on South side of campus.
  • Install handrails on new steps.
  • Stripe parking lots.
  • Continue work on parking lot lighting.
  • Irrigation install starts Monday with landscaping starting on July 27th.

 


7/10/15:

The weather has played havoc with our schedule the last two weeks. Completed:

  • Fire hydrants installed
  • Steps and sidewalks to Shrine poured
  • Additional sidewalks poured
  • Entrance / exit to Clark completed (concrete)

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Weather pending … next week:

  • Complete the driveway that leads onto Fourth Street.
  • Complete the two west parking lots and connecting sidewalks.

 


6/26/15:

  • IMG_20150625_070656480This week the two south parking lots and driveways were poured.
  • Tiered landscaping walls also begun
  • Electrical service installed for exterior campus lighting

What’s next:

  • Grading, compaction and pouring concrete of the western portion of the grounds

 

 

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6/19/2015:

Due to the weather, the only item that was completed this week was the tear-down of the Old Gym.

What’s next:

  • Regrading of areas that were eroded from the rain
  • Electrical install of underground conduit for parking lot lights
  • Possible pouring of concrete, some sidewalks in front and by the Shrine

6/18/2015:

The removal of the Old Gym—place for recess, sports, Country Fair, the Haunted House, and countless other Academy events for the past 67 years— began at 7 a.m. this morning. It is quite a change!

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6/12/2015: 

  • GrottoVarious trees have been removed; all will be replaced with a yet-to-be determined species.
  • South side asphalt roads and parking lots removed except for one parking lot that should be removed next week
  • New sanitary and storm water lines installed
  • Preliminary grading started
  • Grotto relocated

What’s next: 

  • Electric utility lines will be installed and the old gym will be removed.

 

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