Wooster Street update for the week of April 12

Beginning Wednesday, April 14, trenching operations for underground utility installations will cross Wooster Street at South College Street. Motorists should expect traffic delays and lane closures in the work zone area.  This operation will continue through the end of the week, when the trenching operation will continue south on South College.

Trenching work on South College will continue throughout the week of April 19. Beginning the week of April 19, other utility trenching operations will occur on Wooster Street in various locations between I-75 and Enterprise Street. Motorists should expect traffic delays and lane closures in work zone areas.

Weather permitting these construction activities, associated lane closures and lengthy traffic delays, will continue through the end of May.

Lot A will be available for parking but motorists should avoid trying to reach the lot from the west. Drivers can access the lot from East Wooster Street by using the Lot D entrance just east of Rodgers Hall. Proceed through Lot D to the stop sign. After stopping, turn left and proceed into Lot G, which has access to Lot A. The one-way drive by East Hall will be used for two-way traffic, so drivers may exit by the same route they entered the lot. Two-way directional signs will be posted. Use extra caution in the area because it is a change in the traffic pattern.

The University shuttle service will continue to pick up and drop off passengers at the Centrex Building this week. Those using the service should plan to catch an earlier shuttle than normal because traffic pattern changes will add more time to the route.

The project contractor also plans to begin installing a new storm sewer along the north side the street near Harshman Quadrangle this week.

Additional crossover work will be scheduled in the coming weeks and traffic reduction to one lane will be necessary at times, with flaggers controlling traffic flow.

Pedestrians should not walk on new concrete sidewalks roped off with yellow caution tape because the concrete is not yet hard enough for foot traffic. Using the pathways before the concrete is completely hard can result in damage to the sidewalks, the need for repairs and delays in completion.
All construction schedules are subject to change due to weather and construction-related issues.
Be alert to increased pedestrian traffic and to the movement of construction vehicles. The speed limit on University drives and in all campus parking lots is 15 MPH.

Weather permitting, the project will be completed in August 2005. As the contractor provides updated information, it will be sent to the University community by broadcast email. Updates will also appear in the Monitor at www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor and at www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/wooster.