{"id":1970,"date":"2019-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/blogtest\/spring-2019-construction-update\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:41:04","slug":"spring-2019-construction-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/spring-2019-construction-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2019 Construction Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Numerous improvements to our campus buildings and roadways are underway or were\u00a0recently completed. Here is a brief update on recent and current construction projects.<\/p>\n<p>Middle Tennessee Boulevard\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working on Alma Mater Drive circle<\/li>\n<li>Finishing entrance columns and\u00a0pavers at Faulkinberry Drive<\/li>\n<li>Constructing curbs and gutters in\u00a0median, top soil, and installing\u00a0irrigation lines<\/li>\n<li>Completing Bell Street entrance plaza\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Anticipating final asphalt topping\u00a0this spring<\/li>\n<li>Scope of work:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0$15.7 million project\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0Widening of 0.8-mile section of\u00a0Middle Tennessee Boulevard\u00a0between East Main and Greenland\u00a0to a divided four-lane street<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Landscaped median with\u00a0dedicated turn lanes\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0Improved pedestrian walks\u00a0and crossings<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Bike lanes<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Improved lighting<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New underground utilities<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Monument entry walls to\u00a0MTSU campus<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New drop-off at Murphy Center\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0Improvements to the Faulkinberry\u00a0Drive intersection<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parking Services Facility<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design development phase completed<\/li>\n<li>Construction starting late spring and\u00a0finishing in summer 2020<\/li>\n<li>Scope of work:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New home for Parking Services,\u00a0including parking permits, bus\u00a0maintenance, and personnel offices<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Located on City View Drive<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0$3.4 million project budget<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a013,000-square-foot building area<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Academic Classroom Building<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/images\/MTSU-CBHS-Academic-Building-Rendering-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Academic Building Rendering\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\">New center for the College of\u00a0Behavioral and Health Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Consolidating the Criminal Justice\u00a0Administration, Psychology, and\u00a0Social Work departments<\/li>\n<li>Providing critically needed\u00a0classrooms, offices, and lab spaces\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Sitework construction (site utilities\u00a0and grading) wrapping up in January<\/li>\n<li>Building construction starting\u00a0in January<\/li>\n<li>Project completion expected\u00a0summer 2020<\/li>\n<li>Scope of work:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0$39.6 million total project cost\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0State funding received last July 13<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a091,000 square feet<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Building site north of the Student\u00a0Union across MTSU Boulevard<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Construction manager general\u00a0contractor: Turner Construction Co.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Architect: Bauer Askew Architecture<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peck Hall<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interior improvements completed<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEnergetic\u201d courtyard that\u2019s been\u00a0created by new exterior furniture<\/li>\n<li>Scope of work:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0$924,000 construction cost<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Interior improvements, including\u00a0new lighting at corridors and\u00a0refinishing of terrazzo flooring\u00a0on second and third levels<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New ceiling and lighting\u00a0at breezeways<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New outdoor furnishings<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parking and Transportation\u00a0Improvements<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New sidewalks open to students\u00a0returning to class in January<\/li>\n<li>Scope of work:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0$1.58 million construction cost\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0New surface and lighting at\u00a0Greenland Drive parking lot<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0New sidewalks and lighting along\u00a0Alumni Drive and Military\u00a0Memorial Drive<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Improved pedestrian access to\u00a0Livestock Lot and new lighting<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Wider sidewalks along Founders\u00a0Lane<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00a0Small roundabout at Military\u00a0Memorial and Champion Way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numerous improvements to our campus buildings and roadways are underway or were\u00a0recently completed. Here is a brief update on recent and current construction projects. Middle Tennessee Boulevard Working on Alma Mater Drive circle Finishing entrance columns and\u00a0pavers at Faulkinberry Drive Constructing curbs and gutters in\u00a0median, top soil, and installing\u00a0irrigation lines Completing Bell Street entrance plaza\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Anticipating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3175,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970\/revisions\/3175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}