THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JULY 21, 20
CONSTRUCTION
ODCM: Campus roadwork
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ANNUREET KAUR
Despite heat and heavy rains in June and July, campus roadwork and parking projects should be completed and open to traffic by Aug.15, but some finishing work, like landscaping, will continue through the rest of August, according to Gavin Young, assistant director of strategic communications for the Office of Public Affairs and Jack Martin, director of strategic communications.
Weather plays a huge factor in construction schedules. Paul Graves deputy director with the Office of Design and Construction Management, said extreme heat—above 90 degrees—makes it impossible to pour concrete and complete other jobs.
"Extreme heat means we have to schedule concrete pours in the evening or early morning," Graves said.
Weather days—typically eight in June and seven in July—are built into construction schedules, but according to Young, contractors have expanded their work schedules, and crews have worked extra time on the weekends to maintain the completion date.
Graves said the wet and rainy weather caused setbacks of up to a few days, but he did not specify how many construction days were lost due to the weather. He said the contractor for Jayhawk Boulevard is working seven days per week to make up for lost time and the projects are now on track to finish.
Some large projects, such as the two new residence halls on Daisy Hill, will continue past the fall semester.
Young said the current construction on Daisy Hill is moving the road to create an open quad space between
A construction crew works near roadwork will be finished before
the new residence halls and ing residence halls, a space be used for recreation and programming.