Earlier this month, Planning, Design, and Construction kicked off the Campus Infrastructure project which will help mitigate stormwater flooding in university buildings south of the Mall. Numerous holding tanks will be buried beneath the lawn on the east side of the Mall to retain and reduce the amount of water in Cherry Avenue during rainstorms. ampersannbsp;ampersannbsp;
Sundt Construction began the project on March 28th, by excavating the Mall lawn. The next phase will be to install the holding tanks over the summer; followed by the replacement of the turf by early fall. During this time, the following travel restrictions and traffic impacts are expected: ampersannbsp;
The East Mall lawn will be fenced and closed to pedestrians.ampersannbsp; Cherry Ave. will remain open. University Blvd. will remain open with narrower lanes for vehicles, please share the roadway with bicycles. Temporary overnight lane restrictions on Cherry and University will be required occasionally - separate construction notices will be provided when dates are determined. Please see schedule below, dates and times are subject to change.ampersannbsp;
The transit hub (bus stop) near Meinel Optical Sciences will be closed to avoid congestion with parked buses. The temporary bus stops will be in place until the start of the Fall semester in August.ampersannbsp;ampersannbsp;
The Cat Tran Red route stop at the Optical Science building will be temporarily moved to the 4th St. and Cherry stop. The Red route will be redirected to travel north on Cherry to 2nd St., east on 2nd St. to Campbell to resume route back to the 9008 Lot. All other stops for this route will not be affected. Red route spring services end May 13 and will resume August 15, 2022.
If you have questions about this project, please contact Melissa Dryden, PD ampersanamp; C @ mdryden@email.arizona.edu.ampersannbsp;