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Summer and Fall Campus Transformations

The campus is changing day by day, and the summer saw no end to construction projects at the University. Facilities Services continues to move forward in the fall 2006 semester with major construction projects including Parking Structure III, the Hornet Bookstore, Infrastructure II, the Broad Athletic Facility and new campus signage.

The projects with direct impact on the campus community are Parking Structure III and the Hornet Bookstore because of the consequent temporary loss of parking spaces. Construction of Parking Structure III is on track to be completed in January 2007 and usable in the spring 2007 semester. The six-level structure will provide the campus with 3,043 much-needed parking spaces. The three-story Hornet Bookstore is presently in a structural steel phase and is on schedule to be completed in June 2007 for the grand opening in the fall 2007 semester. Progress on both Parking Structure III and Bookstore II can be viewed online via the Facilities Services web cam at www.fm.csus.edu/Construction_Projects_Project_Web_Cams.htm. The web cam pictures refresh every 10 seconds, making it possible to watch each phase of the building process. Go to Building for the Future: Sac State Construction to see the latest Construction update.

Improvements of existing campus systems are the focus of the Infrastructure II project. “The campus infrastructure upgrade is being done in various phases,” explains Ron Richardson, associate vice president for Facilities Services. “It will accomplish four things: expansion and renovation of the existing sanitary sewer system, replacement and extension of under- and above-ground piping for steam, condensate, and chilled water systems, upgrading fire alarm systems, and boiler replacement and steam, condensate piping, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) controls upgrade.”

Much of the infrastructure work had to be done during the summer in order to minimize disruption while classes are in session this fall. Work on the sanitary sewer system involved tearing up roads on State University Drive in front of Lots A and B, and State University Drive West. There will also be sewer piping installed between the baseball and soccer fields in order to meet the increased sewer needs the Spanos Sports and Recreation Complex and additional student housing will pose.

Additional infrastructure work includes replacement of steam lines, which interrupts traffic on Sinclair Road, next to Parking Structure I, and is expected to be completed in September. The facilities crews began fire alarm improvements in August, but the work will be done in the evenings to minimize office disruption. Expected completion will be in September as well. The boiler repair and HVAC will begin in May, after the heating season is over, and is scheduled for completion in November 2007.

Groundbreaking for the Broad Athletic Facility took place on Aug. 24, and construction is underway for the 26,000 square-foot modern field house at the south end of Hornet Stadium. Named for Eli and Edythe L. Broad, the facility will include a 5,000 square-foot weight room, locker rooms, coaches’ offices and meeting space for football and track and field. The field house is due to be completed in December 2007.

Navigating the campus, whether by car or on foot, will get easier thanks to the Campus Way Finder System. The first phase of the signage system, designed by students in the University’s Department of Design, was installed over the summer. An additional 90 signs have been ordered and will be installed immediately after their delivery in October. The system will help visitors navigate the campus by providing direction to buildings as well as building occupant identifiers.