Equipment and scaffolds give way to buildings of future
It seems to be cropping up all over campus. You may have noticed the signs: the high-pitched beeping of trucks, the mechanical growls of construction cranes, the purr of jackhammers.Construction projects have been changing the face of campus for years, and this year is no different.Over the summer, crews finished renovations to Dod Hall; continued work on the genomics institute, a new dormitory, 185 Nassau St., McCarter Theatre, the art library and East Pyne, Green and Robertson halls; and broke ground on the Witherspoon Hall project.The construction on Dod included a full restoration of the dormitory and the addition of elevators, said Jon Hlafter '61, director of physical planning.In addition to replacing the parking area on the west side of Dod with a new pedestrian plaza and drop-off area, crews completed many landscaping projects including replacing walks in the Joline/Campbell courtyard with bluestone and cobblestone as part of a master plan to restore the campus's historic areas, Hlafter said.Crews also completed the Class of 1948 Plaza by West College over the summer."I think that a number of our grounds projects have been completed," Hlafter said.However, the building department has far to go.