 A backhoe works on the steam tunnels running along Rivers Street Friday. Photo by Jordan Paris
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by KATHERINE PATTERSON
Intern News Reporter
Students going to class may find it difficult to reach their destination due to construction projects on campus.
“We get a lot of feedback from students [regarding construction],” Director of Design and Construction Clyde D. Robbins said. “Most are concerned with the problems they may have with getting to and from class, and we try to do what we can.”
Robbins said the various campus construction projects are 4 to 40 percent finished.
The major projects
on campus involve steam distribution system replacement, which is
expected to cut costs on escaped steam, and additions to the Central
Dining Facility.
For many
students, the construction has caused inconveniences in terms of moving
around campus and avoiding areas blocked for work.
“The
construction outside of the Rankin Science Building has definitely been
an inconvenience,” senior biology major Emily C. Price said. “It’s been
taking forever to get to class with parts of the sidewalk blocked off.”
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Robbins
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As individual construction projects move further along in terms of completion, more areas can be opened for student use.
The
north entrance and the sidewalk leading to Rankin were recently opened
for access on campus, as the construction was completed in that area.
“As a
biology major, pretty much all of my classes were in Rankin, so I was
dealing with the construction every day,” Price said. “I’m really happy
to see the sidewalk in front of the building open again.”
Most
students understand the necessity behind the inconvenience of
construction, but there is a level of confusion over the purpose of
construction in some areas.
“I
really wish that there were more explanations behind the construction
projects,” freshman English major Liz P. Watts said. “I know what the
construction at Central [Dining Hall] is for, but I wish that there was
an easier way to know what exactly is being done and what the end goal
will be.”
Photo by Jordan Paris | The Appalachian
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