Campus Impacts from Ginsburg Center Construction

From October 25 to November 8, significant vibrations are expected along Linde, Hall, Kellogg, Karman, and Down-Lauritsen due to ongoing backfilling of open trenches and the drilling and installation of shoring beams.

During this period, traffic patterns will also change due to construction activities. From October 25 to November 1, there will be no parking on the south side of California Blvd between Cahill and Arden. Flag personnel will be stationed at three locations: the East and West driveways surrounding Cahill and at Arden, to help manage traffic flow, which will be reduced to a single lane until Friday, October 25, at 6:00 PM, when normal traffic conditions will resume. Please be aware that conditions may change throughout the day, and we urge both motorists and pedestrians to obey all warnings and traffic signs. Additional traffic alerts will remain in effect through the first or second week of November to accommodate mass excavation, with approximately 100 trucks per day scheduled to remove dirt.

The planned domestic water and fire sprinkler shutdown on Saturday, October 26, for West Bridge, Bridge Annex, East Bridge, Linde Hall, and Kellogg Labs has been deferred to either November 2 or November 9, pending confirmation. This delay will facilitate the rerouting of utilities around the planned tunnel between East Bridge and Linde Hall, with sawcut activities following the completion of utility rerouting.

Tunnel excavation work will cause noise and vibration impacts from October 28 to October 31, particularly between East Bridge Labs and Linde Hall.

On Tuesday, October 29, from 4 AM to 4 PM, heating hot water (comfort heating) will be interrupted for Synchrotron and Down-Lauritsen Labs, affecting heating throughout these buildings. Alan Rice is coordinating with the Controls Group to monitor and maintain laboratory stability during this time.