Construction on campus an attempt to beautify and maintain
May 9, 2001
Many students have come across roadblocks and temporary fences in the rush to get from one class to the next. These construction projects are part of the ongoing effort to keep Sacramento State looking good and running properly.
While many of these projects seem to take up a lot of space on campus, they are an essential function to a working campus. One such project is next to the Guy West Plaza near the Guy West Bridge. For most of the semester there has been construction going on in this area. While the project site is fairly large, they have made an effort to make transportation and pedestrian traffic possible. The temporary fences and tractors are not the perfect idea of a beautiful campus but they are necessary to improve the facilities at Sac State.
“The maintenance items near Guy West Plaza should be complete and they will be replanting the grass there soon,” said Ron Richardson, director of Facilities Planning.
Most of the projects that are scheduled to start are small-scale projects that will be completed this summer.
“We want to do the smaller interior and roofing projects during the summer so that they will disturb as few students as possible,” Richardson said.
Larger projects are in the planning stages right now and will soon be coming to campus and providing more construction. There are currently four major projects being planned for Sac State. There is a Regional and Continuing Education Building that will be built beginning in October of this year.
A second parking structure is scheduled for construction next to the University Union. This structure will house 1,000 parking spaces. Sac State?s broadcasting service, Capitol Public Radio, will have a new building in the coming years, and the Aquatic Center is receiving a facelift and upgrades. The total cost of these four projects is estimated at $23.9 million.
As you walk around campus and enjoy the surroundings, remember that construction at Sac State seems to never end so be prepared. It might be a good idea to bring a hard hat with you to class.
