July 18,1984
CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
The University Daily KANSAN
G ground is being broken all over the University of Kansas this summer, with new construction under way in several areas around campus.
But even though it seems that dump trucks have appeared everywhere, the construction on campus this summer is no more extensive than what is done every summer, Bob Porter, associate director of facilities operations, said.
there's always something going on each year," he said. This summer, work is continuing on the Haworth Hall addition, which will almost double the size of the building, Porter said.
side of the stadium for track events. Anschutz Pavilion, a multi-purpose sports practice facility, is also being constructed by the athletic department.
Facilities operation crews are now working on remodeling the 11th Street garage for the audio-reader program, and will begin resurfacing the west end of Jayhawk Boulevard after completion of the summer school session, he said.
The following photographs take a closer look at the some of campus construction sites — the workers and their environment.
The field east of Memorial Stadium is being graded to enlarge the throwing, shot put and javelin areas for competetive events such as the Kansas Relays.
Dirk Christie, Topeka, an employee of R.D. Anderson Construction Co., puts the finishing touches on an eighth-story window sill at Haworth Hall.
John Nichols an employee of Seedorph Masonry, Inc., shovels "mud," a mixture of wet concrete, onto a platform for the brick layers at Haworth Hall.
Lunch buckets, coffee mugs and water coolers are essential equipment on any construction site.
A trademark of many construction workers is their elaborate tool-belt set-up, shown by these two workers at Haworth Hall.
Photos by Raymond Brecheisen and Larry Weaver