Black pipes laid out along the west side of the South Oval will soon provide potable water and a fire line to an OU construction project.
University press secretary Matt Epting said in an email that the pipe, which is part of the ongoing construction of a new physics building to replace Gittinger Hall, will be put in the ground along the South Oval soon.
The pipe project was not completed over the summer because project timelines do not always align with when students are or are not on campus, Epting said. Brian Ellis, director of OU facilities management, said the pipe project took some time to begin because certain permits from various departments were necessary to be able to move forward.
Epting said that the project should wrap up within a couple of weeks. The installation will still create congestion along the South Oval, and students should be careful near the construction site, Ellis said.
