What’s the ETA on that?: list of construction projects around USU campus
A drive on or up to the Utah State University campus has most likely been delayed at one point or another from the beginning of the summer to the very tail end. These delays have been caused by construction zones in or around campus.
That’s because several changes have been on the rise for Utah State’s campus for the past several months and are finally on the downhill slope to being finished. Here’s an update on all the construction projects and their estimated time of completion:
500 North Roundabout
A project that caused detours for a majority of the summer is now officially completed. The roundabout features blue pedestrian crosswalks, tying it back to the Aggie Blue students all know and love. This will help students and community members alike make a safer commute to campus, without standstill traffic backing up the seemingly busy intersection, as has been known in the past.
Completed August 17
Life Sciences Building
Matt Halton This new state of the art science building is nearing completion with the month of November on the horizon for its deadline. The hope is that it will be open for classes for the spring semester of 2019.
🌱 The USU Life Sciences Building (LSB) 🏫 is nearing completion, and LSB classes are scheduled to begin in January 2019 👩🏽🔬 pic.twitter.com/lxbh3Bb7ck
— Utah State Science (@UStateScience) August 17, 2018
Champ Drive
Matthew Halton | The Utah Statesman Several projects along Champ Drive have taken place, making paths harder to travel throughout the summer. The projects have been ongoing throughout the last four months but were necessary improvements for the flow of traffic and safety for the campus community. Project developments included installing a new sewer line consistent with the roadway, This also brought a revision of the parking lot just south of Old Main that will better help those dropping off children for the Child Development lab. Ray B. West was also going through roof construction to help improve its structure and safety. Champ Drive is now open, and final landscape updates are being made.
Completed August 24
Student Housing
The new Central Suites form stands north of the old Mountain View tower in central campus Sunday, August 26, 2018. Fences separate the two buildings due to the ongoing construction inside and out of the Central Suites.
Central Suites, otherwise known as the newest housing on central campus is currently open, but is not completed yet. Other housing complexes are being planned for next door, but nothing has yet to be funded. The total budget for the project has also not been released for the architectural design. There aren’t any other housing projects currently in the works.
Millennial Towers, a new student-housing unit located at 657 E 1000 N, Logan has been in progress all summer. The complex is now fully completed and is ready to be occupied by students.
Subway and new food options comes to The Hub, Morty’s expands to Blue Square
Cimaron Neugebauer | The Utah Statesman The Hub, an on-campus food court-style dining establishment has been undergoing renovations and changes throughout the summer. The Hub Food Court will re-open on Monday, Aug. 27.
Matthew Halton | The Utah Statesman The areas inside The Hub include Cafe Ibis, the Bakery at USU, Taco Time, The Blue Wok, and Scotsman’s Corner. The only area inside the Hub that will not be completed by Monday, Aug. 27 is Subway, which had a planned opening on Sept. 5, but now will not open until Sept. 12 due to an error with the vendor.
Subway opened Sept. 12
A Utah State favorite, Morty’s Cafe, will be expanding to Blue Square, the USU-owned housing complex. The popular restaurant’s extension will be opening on Monday, Aug. 27. The extension will include more parking and dining space and will allow the restaurant to expand their delivery services. Morty’s Blue Square location will also accommodate USU Student and Faculty Meal Plans because it will be an on-campus cafe. Meal plans at the Morty’s extension will work the same way they do at other on-campus dining locations. Students with 10 meals or more per week will be able to use their $7.00 cash-equivalency once-per-day. Individuals with Block Meal Plans will also be able to use up to $7.00 once-per-day. The new location has a reservable conference-room space for meetings, gatherings and parties. Their hours will be the same as the original Darwin Avenue location. They are open Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 7 AM – 11:59 PM.
Morty’s opened on Aug. 27.
Construction began on the new Aggie Chocolate facility at the beginning of the summer. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting will take place on September 17.
Other On-Campus Dining projects in the works include a new location in the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. The new cafe, called Noni’s, is scheduled to open mid-September and will feature coffee and high-end salads and pastries.
Additionally, the new Life Sciences building will include a dining location called Teas-n-Cheese. This new addition will be a Tea House-type establishment alongside a location that will serve gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches.
U.S. Post Office
Chantelle McCall | The Utah Statesman Construction began on the Post Office in summer of 2018. The new layout will include a walk-in lobby. It is expected to be completed later this semester.
The progress of these projects will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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