Construction on the OU campus is in full swing with four buildings either under construction or nearing completion, and road construction is being finished on Lindsey Street between Jenkins and Asp avenues.
The construction on Lindsey Street began in the spring, when both Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue were closed for nearly six months.
The construction was originally planned to be completed in mid-July, but weather and a punctured natural gas line under the road have postponed the completion to sometime in September.
OU officials said they hope to have the project finished before Sept. 11, when the second football game of the year will take place.
Other construction on campus includes Gould Hall, which will house the College of Architecture; the new Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center; and Zarrow Hall, which will house the College of Social Work.
These projects are on schedule and are moving at a nice pace, OU spokesman Chris Shilling said.
UTILITY PLANT NO. 4
Construction started: October 2009
Expected completion: Fall 2011
Cost: $72 million
ZARROW HALL
Broke ground: April 2010
Projected opening: Fall 2011
Cost: $11.44 million
GOULD HALL
Renovations started: January 2009
Expected completion: Summer 2011
Cost: $33 million
COLLINGS HALL
Renovations started: October 2008
Renovations complete: Fall 2010
Cost: $9.5 million
JIM THORPE MULTICULTURAL CENTER
Renovations started: July 2008
Renovations complete: Fall 2010
Cost: $4.4 million
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Steven Zoeller 1 year, 9 months ago
I'm looking forward to the completion of the College of Education. The poster in front looks beautiful and, although it's nowhere near Gaylord's level of awesome, I'm glad it's taking the same architectural direction.
Gould Hall, on the other hand, doesn't look very promising to me. Ironic, as it's an architecture school... hopefully it's design will have more appeal once cleaned up.