While students are no longer waking up to jackhammers at work outside their windows, an increase in construction on campus has caused community members to change some of their daily routines.
The second year of renovations to campus dormitories and a number of other major projects will persist through the length of the summer, creating various detours and disturbances for pedestrians.
Students on campus this summer have already felt the ramifications of the ongoing construction.
"It's noisy and it's difficult to get work done on campus during the day," said classical studies graduate student John Bauschatz. "It ruins your lunch when you are outside on a nice day."
In Kilgo Quadrangle, Houses N, O and P are being renovated, said West I Housing Facilities Manager Shawhan Lynch. Former residents of houses N and O were forced to move out several days early, but Lynch said he received no complaints.
East Campus is also receiving a face lift. New construction on the all-freshman campus includes the creation of additional residence coordinator apartments and offices in Randolph and Southgate dormitories, said East Campus Facilities Manager Tony Bumphus.
In addition, the Gilbert-Addoms Down Under will be renovated, storage rooms in Randolph will be converted into bedrooms, and several commons rooms and kitchens across East Campus will be brought in line with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.
Although officials said these lengthy renovations may extend beyond the summer and into the fall, the incoming class of 2007 should not be affected.
"Nobody [on East Campus] was forced to move out early due to the projects. However, projects may be extended after move-in," Bumphus said. "It won't hinder moving in, because it can take place while the building is occupied. [Students] most likely will find out what might be taking place or what to expect in their information packets over the summer."
Besides the dormitory renovations, additional construction this summer includes the final leg of the new parking deck behind the Bryan Center, the initial stage of the Perkins Library expansion, preliminary development of the multidisciplinary French Science Center on Science Drive, and the ongoing work at the Nasher Museum of Art and the Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences, an extension of the Pratt School of Engineering.
Towerview Road remains under construction and signs posted on Duke University Road indicate that Towerview may be closed for much of the summer. Meanwhile, access to the Bryan Center Walkway from Main West quadrangle closed this week for pipe work.
"I can certainly see [the construction], hear it and even feel it on occasion," said Lincoln Pratson, assistant professor of sedimentary geology. "It is disruptive, [but] I appreciate the fact that they have things to accomplish."
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