9/6/2007

Masters Center Parking Lot Construction

A part of the SMEC project is a 20 space parking lot along the east side of Esbenshade. As this lot will provide accessible parking on the north side of the SMEC complex the construction includes revisions of the walkways on the north side of Esbenshade including portions of the east/west walk along College Avenue. The orange fence north of Esbenshade has been installed to separate the construction from the walkways on the north side of Esbenshade. Later in the project the path from the accessible entrance at the northeast to the lot will be reconstructed. Construction on this lot has begun and will be completed this fall. The reason this lot was not completed this summer is that the area where the lot is being constructed was the lay down area for the SMEC Phase II construction. Now that the Phase II roof and structural work is almost complete the lay down area is no longer needed and we can construct the parking lot. We have adjusted the parking lot to save the large maple tree along the west side of the lot.

Until the lot is competed accessible parking serving the north side of Esbenshade/Masters Center will be in the parking lot behind Musser & Esbenshade that was just repaved this summer. There are 3 handicapped parking spaces in this lot and there is an accessible route out of the north end of the lot, east on the walkway parallel to College Avenue, returning south towards Esbenshade, and finally east to the accessible door.

The drawing below show the temporary accessible access.

Thanks for your patience while we continue the SMEC project.