Construction Update: More Equipment Moving on Springbrook's Campus

Construction Timeline
On Monday, September 27, ZMK Construction will be on site to locate the 100 pair communications cable that goes through Infiltration Basin 3. They will start the basin on Tuesday, September 28, and start to demo the dry wells. They will also start to fill the lower contractor staging area. Snow fence will be raised to keep people our of the staging area and after the site is filled, the snow fence will be replaced with chain link fence.

Also on September 27, small bulldozers and other equipment will be seen at the corner of Route 44 and State Highway 28, and the entrance to the Main Campus, to install construction signs.

Also next week, workers will be on campus to post signs notifying all of upcoming asbestos removal. The removal will not start for another couple of weeks, however.

Work continues on the area up on the hill where the future residences will be. ZMK Construction is working on getting the foundations for each house excavated so as to begin pouring the foundations on October 18. As they crew will only complete the foundation for one house at a time, work on these foundations will continue into December.


Upcoming Staff Parking Changes
The area behind the school, shown in red on this map, will be fenced off effective Monday, October 4. There will be extensive work ongoing in this area as two out of three of the school addition foundations will be located there. The fenced off area will be off-limits to all students, staff and visitors.

Because the upper road will see heavy construction traffic, staff and residents of Snell and Sunshine Houses will soon be bussed everywhere on campus. There will also be a traffic guard at the intersection of the road and the house driveways.

This weekend the Henhouse next to Loomis Learning Center will move to a new location behind Menhardt. The space it formerly occupied will be used as a temporary parking lot during construction. Look for updates on when this parking lot will become usable in the next few weeks.

As of today, there are no new parking restrictions. A reminder that all Main Campus staff must have Springbrook parking passes on their cars at all times. If staff have not yet received their pass, they should contact the administrative assistant in their department. Visitors should stop in to the White Building to obtain a visitor parking pass.

Construction Update: More Equipment Arriving - Beware of Trucks

ZMK Construction will be bringing in a lot more equipment to the Springbrook Main Campus beginning on Monday, September 13, 2010. Most equipment will be unloaded at the top of the hill.

Note that equipment traffic will be especially busy next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the narrowness of the upper road entrance by the School, large trucks will be coming in through the lower campus. This will continue until equipment is in place to widen the upper road entrance.

Staff, students and visitors walking along the lower campus roads (including up to the School), should be alert for trucks and equipment at all times. Because these trucks are large and cannot stop easily, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY MOVE OFF THE ROAD IF YOU SEE A TRUCK COMING THROUGH.

Construction Timeline
Construction will begin on Wednesday, September 15 or Thursday, September 16, 2010. This phase includes preparing and leveling the hill for the foundations of the new houses.

Foundations for the houses will be poured in mid-October. Look for foundations for the School expansion to be poured in mid-November.

Interior renovations for the School will begin in 2011.

Upcoming Staff Parking Changes
Currently, staff and visitors may continue to park in all lots, except along the upper road. A temporary staff parking lot will be built behind the Loomis Center in September/October to make up for parking that will be lost as construction progresses. A parking map will be updated when the lot is laid out and will be available on the Parking Map page of the Springbrook Construction website.

Contractor HQ
The contractors' “lay down area” will be in the field in front of the School, where the manhole covers are currently located. This area will include job trailers, parking for contractors, product drop off, etc. The space will be fenced off and is off-limits for all non-construction personnel. Look for construction on this area to begin almost immediately.

Contractor Parking
Contractors will be parking at the top of the hill, where the new houses will be built, as well as in the lay down area in front of the school.

Construction Equipment Arrives Tomorrow - Parking Adjustments

Starting this afternoon, there is NO parking until further notice on the dirt road behind the School at Springbrook's building as ZMK Construction will start bringing large equipment vehicles to the Springbrook Main Campus on Friday, September 10, 2010.

As construction progresses, some parking lots and roads on Springbrook's Main Campus will be closed. For more information on parking, please visit our Construction Website.

Construction Equipment Arrives This Week

Phase One is beginning! Site contractor ZMK Construction of Apalachin, NY will start bringing in heavy equipment this week to start the infrastructure renovations. The equipment will be parked on the hill behind the School at Springbrook, near the site of the new residential complex.

Don't forget to check back to the Parking & Construction Maps page for information on parking or driving disruptions.