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DATE: January 02, 2008
SUBJECT: Medical Biosciences Building and East Gateway
District Construction
We realize that it is never easy to live through construction,
and we appreciate your patience during the upheaval.
Growth is a messy process. The next several years are
going to be difficult, but we want you to know that
we are working hard to keep the impact and disruption
to a minimum. There will be more cranes, trucks and
dirt in the near future but ultimately there will also
be more trees, green space and amenities. Our goal is
to ensure the safety of staff, students and visitors
during construction and to minimize inconvenience and
problems whenever possible. With your assistance, we
have been able to resolve problems in the past and are
confident we can do so in the future.
Pedestrian safety, particularly for people who park
near the Medical Biosciences Building (MBB) construction
site, is of special concern. To this end, we have asked
Parking and Transportation Services and Kraus-Anderson,
the MBB construction manager, to take extra safety precautions.
Kraus Anderson has installed a fence around their entire
construction site. This fence extends along the west
end of the Northstar parking lot to prevent pedestrians
from accidently entering the construction staging and
crane swing areas. Pedestrians will be directed by signs
to exit the parking lot via a new concrete walkway to
the 6th Street sidewalk. The pedestrian crossings at
the entrance and exit to the MBB construction site on
6th Street will be signed, and a STOP sign will be installed
at the truck exit. The sidewalk in front of the MBB
site will be cleaned regularly. A map showing these
improvements is online.
Contract and daily parking arrangements during this
next phase of construction will remain as they are today.
Parking and Transportation Services works hard to balance
the needs of all its customers on campus. The parking
lots closest to the center of campus, those to the west
of MTRF/LRB and across the street from CMRR, will remain
daily rate lots available for all students and staff.
The Northstar lot will continue to serve as a contract
parking lot for faculty and staff. The one change to
the current arrangement is that MBB construction workers
will also be parking in the Northstar Lot. The portion
of the Northstar Lot where the Kraus-Anderson workers
will be encouraged to park is shown on the map
mentioned above. People walking to and from all
of the parking lots in this area of campus after hours
are encouraged to use the University's Escort Service
(624-Walk).
We will continue to keep you informed as we move forward
with the Medical Bioscience Building and with the other
new AHC research building projects being proposed for
this area of campus. In the mean time, we would ask
that faculty and staff in MTRF/LRB and CMRR direct all
non-parking concerns and questions to David Lee at leexx007@,umn.edu.
Contract parking questions should be addressed to Victoria
Nelson in Parking and Transportation Services at 626-7275.
Additional updates for both the Medical Bioscience Building
project and the stadium can be found on-line at:
Medical Biosciences Building:
http://www.cppm.umn.edu/projects/med_biosciences/medbiosciences.html
TCF Bank Stadium:
http://www1.umn.edu/stadium/construction.php
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work
to complete these important campus projects.
cc: David Lee, Coordinator, AHC
Mary Koppel, Communications, AHC
TCF Bank Stadium Project staff
MBB Project staff
Parking & Transportation staff
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