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from the issue of April 20, 2006
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Workers prepare for Big T push
BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
As the end of the spring semester approaches, construction will begin in earnest in and around the "Big T" portion of the Antelope Valley flood control project.
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| | | BIG T SURVEY - Don Bosak (left) and Mark Schmit of Speece-Lewis Engineers conduct a site survey April 12 on the south leg of the Big T portion of the Antelope Valley flood control project. Paving of the south and west legs of the Big T - which is located east of the Harper-Schramm-Smith-Village residence hall complex - in the next two weeks. Photo by Troy Fedderson/University Communications.
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According to Wayne Teten, Antelope Valley project manager for the City of Lincoln, paving of the west and south legs of the Big T will begin in the next two weeks.
"And, girders for the bridge that spans a trail between Devaney and Harper-Schramm-Smith will go up in the next couple of weeks," Teten said. "That bridge will allow students to walk under the south leg of the Big T."
The Big T is framed by the Harper-Schramm-Smith-Village residence hall complex, the Devaney Sports Center and Nebraska Hall.
Teten said construction workers are preparing decorative planting areas in the median on the west leg of Holdrege Street and erecting a chain-link fence that divides campus from railroad right of way.
Also, staining of the concrete walls along the north and west legs of the Big T is scheduled to begin. Teten said the stain will incorporate a bottom to top color scheme of dark brown, medium tan and light tan.
Teten said the majority of the upcoming construction would not be a major inconvenience to the campus community. However, Teten said UNL faculty, staff and students should be aware of three upcoming items.
On April 30, the city will move three historic, Queen Anne style homes - dubbed the triplets - from the 100 block of North 22nd Street to vacant, city-owned land at 15th and Claremont streets in the North Bottoms neighborhood. The move, which should be completed by 1:30 p.m., is expected to cause brief campus power outages and localized traffic delays.
Traffic flow along 14th Street will change on May 9. Teten said the construction plan is to permanently close a temporary connection, near the Devaney Center, between the new Antelope Valley roadway and 14th Street. He said traffic can transition around the closure on existing roadways. However, in July or August, 14th Street will permanently close to north- and south-bound traffic at the Holdrege Street railroad crossing.
Teten said by late July or early August, the north and west legs of the Big T will be open to traffic. This will allow for the 14th Street closure.
Teten said construction on the project is ahead of schedule. Major construction on the three legs of the Big T is expected to be completed in November. The project contract has a completion date of spring 2007.
Work is projected to expand the Antelope Valley water channel to the southeast (east of Abel Hall) as early as October. Teten said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has $7.5 million earmarked for the project. If those funds remain untouched by federal legislators, Teten said the Antelope Valley project would be able to extend southeast past Nebraska Hall to at least Vine Street.
"We're at a very pleasing part of this project," Teten said. "A lot is happening, and you can go out there and see something new every day."
For construction updates, go online to www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/pworks/antelope.
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