Kendall Campus’ parking garage is undergoing renovations in an effort to maintain and update the facility. The parking garage, located in building L, is being renovated by Thornton Construction Company Inc. over a period of eight months.
The parking garage is set to receive a “nice facelift,” according to Brian Stokes, senior director of campus administration at Kendall Campus.
“Through these renovations, the college is making a sincere effort to update our facility in order to allow our students, faculty and guests [to] continue to use and enjoy our facility for years and years to come,” Stokes said.
Construction is expected to be ongoing from October 2018 until May 2019.
Renovations will include traffic coding, perimeter coding, concrete spalling and restoration, cable barrier replacement, restriping, drain and water run-off replacement, door and light replacement, pressure cleaning of concrete surfaces and installation of security cameras.
Each repair will be taking place on a level-by-level basis. The project will be completed through a series of six phases. The first phase of mobilization and staging started on Oct. 1.
- Second phase: 5th level from Oct. 16 to Dec. 25
- Third phase: 4th level from Oct. 25 to Jan. 22, 2019
- Fourth phase: 2nd and 3rd levels from Nov. 2 to Mar. 18, 2019 and Nov. 9 to May 13, 2019
- Fifth phase: interior 1st level from Nov. 16 to May 31, 2019
- Sixth phase: heating, ventilation and air conditioning on the ground floor from Dec. 12 to Feb. 6, 2019
Students and faculty will be able to park on levels that are not being worked on in their respective phase. However, a section on the ground level will remain closed throughout the duration of the project.
“Our intentions are to post signs and notices at the entrance of the garage that indicates what levels are being worked on,” Stokes said. “There will always be levels open for parking.”
In an email sent on Oct. 1, Stokes advised students and faculty to park in the surrounding lots.
“I recognize that this is a lengthy and inconvenient project, but it is our goal to improve the campus facilities for the benefit of all who study, teach and work here,” Stokes said in the email.
