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Utility, safety improvements may affect your routes during the next few weeks

It may be a little challenging navigating the Clemson University campus in the next few weeks because of utility and safety improvement projects.

Road closings may affect how you travel to graduation or basketball games, so check the closing schedule below and Facilities’ interactive road work map.

Fort Hill Street

Traffic on Fort Hill Street will be limited to one way going east from Klugh Avenue to Calhoun Drive from Saturday, Dec. 14, to Dec. 30.

From Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Fort Hill Street will be completely closed to traffic from the Trustee House to Calhoun Drive.

Cherry Road

Cherry Road from Bryan Circle to McMillan Road is closed now through Dec. 23 for the installation of underground utilities.

The final phase of the project will begin in mid-December and will require the complete closing of the intersection of Cherry Road at Bryan Circle through early January. No traffic will be permitted through the intersection. Traffic will be able to reach Calhoun Courts from the east via Morrison Road.

Perimeter Road

Perimeter Road will be closed between Cherry Road and the entrance to the C-01 parking lot from Dec. 14 through Jan. 7 for the installation of underground utilities.

Walter T. Cox Boulevard (Highway 93)

Construction on Walter T. Cox Boulevard from mid-December until early January will cause some disruptions near Sikes Hall and Calhoun Drive. The three-phase project will begin with the southbound lanes being closed and two-way traffic in the northbound lanes. There will be no access to Calhoun Drive at this time.

Phase 2, beginning at the end of December, will shift to the middle lanes. Southbound vehicles will be able to enter Calhoun Drive and vehicles leaving Calhoun will be able to turn right.

Phase 3 will be in early January. The northbound lanes will be closed and southbound lanes will be open for two-way traffic. Vehicles exiting Calhoun Drive will have to turn right until the project is finished.

Hunter Hall sidewalk

The sidewalk to Hunter Hall and the auditorium will be closed for repairs from Dec. 17 through Jan. 10 for pedestrian safety improvements.

Calhoun Drive access

New gates installed on Calhoun Drive will prevent traffic access between Fort Hill Street and Gantt Circle in front of Brackett Hall except to approved vehicles beginning with the spring semester in January.

The gates were installed to reduce the volume of traffic in the heavily congested area and to improve pedestrian safety.

Approved vehicles, such as Tiger Transit buses, emergency vehicles and delivery trucks will carry transmitters that signal the gates to open.

Construction will close Calhoun Drive from Fort Hill Street to Gantt Circle for as long as two weeks beginning Monday, Nov. 11.

Crews will be working on pedestrian safety and other improvements on the street. Vehicles will not be able to travel on that section of the road and 13 street parking spots will not be available during the project.

Construction is projected to end Nov. 22, but weather could delay it.

Stay abreast of construction closings with Facilities’ online interactive map.

In preparation for Fall break, the University is providing up-to-date information regarding schedules, road closures and outages.

Library

R.M. Cooper Library is open during Fall break with limited hours. Visit here for details.

Dining

Visit here for Fall break dining options and hours of operation.

Road Closures

Facilities will take advantage of reduced traffic during students’ fall break to close a section of Perimeter Road to run utilities under the road.

Construction will begin Sunday, Oct. 13, and continue through Tuesday, Oct. 15. Perimeter Road just east of Cherry Road will be closed while crews dig to make way for electrical distribution lines from the new Duke Energy substation on U.S. 76 to reach the main campus. The lines will cross the road from the Botanical Garden to the C-1 parking lot.

The work is part of the campus electrical system upgrade that aims to reduce the impact of power outages.

Outages

CCIT will be performing critical network maintenance between 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 through 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. Users may experience intermittent connectivity to the internet as engineers perform their work during this period.

For questions, please contact the CCIT Service Desk by calling or texting 864-656-3494, ithelp@clemson.edu, or by chat on the CCIT website at ccit.clemson.edu. You may also follow system updates on status.ccit.clemson.edu for real-time system information.

By Jackie Todd, Office of Media Relations

Construction continues with projects on much of Clemson’s main campus with temporary closures and parking spot relocations. But officials say with short-term pain, there is a lot of gain.

“I realize that major construction projects create temporary inconveniences, but the long-term results will be worth it,” said President Jim Clements during Tuesday’s Convocation address.

The construction, part of the university’s capital building campaign, is the largest in Clemson’s history and addresses facility needs as well as the needs of a growing student population.

Officials report that over the next five years, the projects will result in about one and half million square feet of additional or renovated space.

One facility construction project is now complete. Contractor M.B. Kahn this past week completed its work on Freeman Hall, which adds 24,000 square feet of office and classroom space to the building.

University Housing and Dining reports that the Core Campus project will begin to take shape during the fall semester. Associate Director of Projects James Bonney said that the building’s steel skeleton should be complete mid semester and workers will begin to install the façade on the buildings.

The majority of the Douthit Hills construction work scheduled for the fall semester will occur on the central and east sides of the site. Bonney said there may be some traffic delays along S.C. Highway 93 near Newman and Cherry Roads as a new road is built, which will connect the north neighborhood to the Newman Road and Hwy. 93 intersection. Once completed, Daniel Drive will be closed for construction. Bonney said this will likely take place at the end of this year or beginning of 2016. Additionally, Daniel Drive and Martin will be closed for repairs Aug. 25 and 26.

Although most construction activities on these large-scale projects will be contained inside the project’s site fence, duct banks will be dug along the side of some campus roads to access underground utilities.

Some other smaller-scale projects include:

• Hardin Hall/Brackett Hall ADA sidewalk: A five-foot walk/ramp will be open on the Brackett side; however, the remainder of the area will be blocked off and under construction until mid-October.
• Cooper Plaza level brick paver project: There will be no access to the plaza level until end of August.
• Hendrix Center outdoor patio: The sidewalk from McMillan Road to the Hendrix Center, across the street from Redfern Health Center will be blocked through mid-October. However, the sidewalk that borders McMillan Road will be open.
• Electrical duct bank: This affects Calhoun Drive from Brackett Hall to Riggs Hall. Traffic will temporarily be restricted to one lane only and parking will be available on one side of the street.

Your resources

Visit the Building Futures website for information on Clemson’s capital campaign projects.

The Facilities department lists outages, road closures and other disruption events on the university calendar.

Parking and Transportation Services also offers information about parking closures, road closures and transit issues.