Many renovations of campus buildings are underway or were
recently completed. Here is a brief update on recent and current projects.
• Davis Science and
Wiser-Patten Science Buildings renovations proceed. The project-design
documents are complete, and internal demolition has begun. Building
mobilization is planned by fall 2016, with occupancy expected in January 2017.
Renovations include a connector between the two buildings that
will create a new central entrance for both. The upgrades will provide ADA
accessibility within both buildings and includes installation of new elevators
at Wiser-Patten. Strobel Annex between Davis and Wiser-Patten eventually will
be removed.
Programs benefiting most from this renovation include Geosciences,
Physics, Anthropology and Forensic Science and new offices for the College of
Basic and Applied Sciences academic advisors.
• McFarland Building
Renovation complete. The building has been renovated to accommodate the
relocation of the Photography Department from the former Photography Building
that is being razed near the quad.
Demolition of the former Photography Building is almost
complete, eventually providing an open green space between Davis Science and
Bragg Mass Communication.
Expected to be finished by the end of May, the demolition is
part of the university’s master plan, and the remaining open area eventually
will have improvements made to sidewalks and landscaping.
• Bell Street
Center Renovation. Project manager Turner Construction “is making excellent
progress” on this project at the former Middle Tennessee Medical Center
property and completion is planned by early 2016, said Patti Miller, assistant
vice president for campus planning and university architect.
Occupants will include graduate business studies for
Jennings A. Jones College of Business, University College, the Center for
Counseling and Psychological Services, and the brand-new Center for Chinese
Music and Culture.
The site will also include a satellite office for the MTSU
Police Department as well as office space for Event Coordination.
In addition, there will be lighting improvements in the
garage and new lighting in the surface parking lots as well as new fencing
around the green space. Fencing installation is expected to begin this summer
and a historic marker will eventually be placed there in commemoration of the
site once being home to Rutherford Hospital and Middle Tennessee Medical
Center.
• Flight
Simulator Building. This project is designed to house new and existing
flight simulators for the Aerospace Department. Construction has started and is
planned for completion by fall 2015. The facility will be located at
Murfreesboro Airport.
• Warehouse
Renovations for Procurement Services. The renovations to the warehouse off
Greenland Drive will include upgrades to restrooms and installation of a
conference area as well as reworking a portion of the loading dock and office
space. Construction is expected to start in summer 2015 and be finished
sometime this winter.
“That’s a really important project. They provide such a
vital service for the university,” Miller noted. “The staff has had to grow
because of the volume of the work they do, so they need adequate space.”
• Intramural/Recreational
Field Lighting. The university has begun installing lighting on the intramural
fields off East Main Street so students now will be able to play games at
night. Because of extended periods of rain earlier this spring, construction
crews are waiting for the fields to dry a bit more before completion. All
installation should be finished by late summer, early fall.
• Underground
Electrical Project. Campus Construction is beginning the final phase of the
Underground Electrical Project. The latest phase includes the installation
of an emergency generation for the Cope Administration Building. Work is
planned to start Monday, May 11, and requires a portion of the Cope
Administration East parking lot to be blocked off beginning Sunday, May 10. The
lot will remain blocked off until mid-July.
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