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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Construction

OSH construction

Construction On Sidewalks Outside OSH Delayed Until After Finals

April 20, 2016

Students unlucky enough to have to sit through a final in OSH can be grateful for at least one thing: It will be quieter than anticipated. The plan to jackhammer 60 feet into the surrounding lawn has been...

Construction To Begin On Huntsman Cancer Institute Extension And Connecting Bridge

April 18, 2016

Large pieces of a pedestrian bridge and walkway sat ready at the construction site of the extension to the Huntsman Cancer Institute this weekend. Frank Sitton, HRE associate director for facilities,...

Update: Construction Near Field House

Update: Construction Near Field House

March 10, 2016

The end of winter means the the beginning of construction season at the U. The Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse is one of the projects currently under renovation after the U’s recreational and fitness services...

Construction in Preparation for New Rice-Eccles Scoreboard Begins

Construction in Preparation for New Rice-Eccles Scoreboard Begins

February 24, 2016

Audiovisual updates aren’t just for fans watching football on TV. Preparations for the upcoming U football season include an overhaul of the Rice-Eccles Stadium A.V. system, which is like “two projects...

Construction gets into full swing at the George Thomas building, Wednesday Feb. 17, 2016. (Mike Sheehan, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Construction to Expand, Upgrade George Thomas Building Begins

February 19, 2016

Sidewalks have been blocked off as construction begins to update the George Thomas Building (GTB) on President’s Circle into the Crocker Science Center. Crews are currently working on removing the library...

Orson Spencer Hall at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015.

Faculty Concerns Over Small Offices in OSH Replacement Building

February 5, 2016

Good working conditions mean happy faculty, and happy faculty usually means happy students. At least that’s the argument professors like Claudio Holzner are putting forward in response to initial renovation...

Water Pipe Repair Part of General Campus Improvements

February 4, 2016

Crews are working outside to the east of Kingsbury Hall to replace a water pipe that broke Jan. 29. The construction, which affects a small parking area, will likely be completed by Feb. 5, said Shireen...

Orson Spencer Hall at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Architects Discuss Preliminary Designs for OSH Reconstruction

By Nikila Venugopal February 1, 2016

The programming phase for the reconstruction of OSH, which began in August, is drawing to a close with only some preliminary designs and decisions finalized. Brian Hebdon, an architect with MHTN, the...

The location for a new bus stop near the Sorenson education building for a new electric shuttle through campus, Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

Electric Shuttle Route Pauses Construction for Spring Semester

January 25, 2016

Students are just two semesters from a smoother commute. Emerging from months of dust and debris is the new electric campus shuttle route, now officially half-completed. The first of two scheduled construction...

Construction at the Arline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building, Wednesday January 13, 2016.

Construction Starts Near Biology Building

By Sidney Marchant January 15, 2016

Along with other projects at the U, there will be construction near the Skaggs biology building. Construction is north of the building. Shireen Ghorbani, facilities management spokesperson, said the area...