{"671569":{"#nid":"671569","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Construction Work Begins Dec. 18 for Initial Phase of Campus Connectivity Plan  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeginning Monday, Dec. 18, work will commence on the installation of a new water line, electrical system upgrades, and the construction of two new pedestrian and vehicular crossings at the following locations:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ETech Parkway to the John Lewis Student Center at State Street.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ETech Parkway to the John Lewis Student Center loading dock.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccess to Tech Parkway from North Avenue (past Cherry Street) will be unavailable. Traffic will be directed further down North Avenue and access to Tech Parkway will be available at State Street. See the detour plan \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-12\/Ferst%20Drive%20Connections%20and%20Waterline%20%20Relocation%20Phase%201%20Detour%20Route%2011.30.23%20%281%29.pdf\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this section of campus, Ferst Drive is currently a low- traffic interior road that parallels Tech Parkway, creating a redundant route. Future campus plans anticipate the removal of this redundancy, allowing for development or additional green space depending upon campus programmatic needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis phase of construction work will necessitate the removal of approximately 25 trees. In accordance with the Campus Landscape Master Plan and the Tree Care Replacement policy, trees will be planted elsewhere on campus, or funds equivalent will be added to the campus tree bank. Locations for replacement trees will be identified and the trees planted in the appropriate season.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the first of several phases of the Campus Connectivity Plan, and it is expected to last until March 2024, as the campus begins to increase connectivity south and west of campus as outlined in the recently released \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/campusplan.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EComprehensive Campus Plan\u003C\/a\u003E. Developments such as Science Square and Arts Square will require multimodal and pedestrian connectivity to the core of campus, and these connections will be implemented incrementally. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubsequent phases of construction will move west along Ferst Drive with updates provided as they become available. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first of a multi-phase construction project creating connections from Tech Parkway to the John Lewis Student Center area along Ferst Drive begins Monday, Dec. 18.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Construction mobilizes on the construction of connections from Tech Parkway to the John Lewis Student Center area."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2023-12-14 16:45:22","changed_gmt":"2023-12-14 20:25:54","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672581":{"id":"672581","type":"image","title":"Ferst Drive Connectivity - Phase 1","body":"\u003Cp\u003EArtist rendering of Ferst Drive Connectivity plans. (Rendering is subject to change during course of construction.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1702571641","gmt_created":"2023-12-14 16:34:01","changed":"1702571862","gmt_changed":"2023-12-14 16:37:42","alt":"image of Ferst Drive Connectivity Plans - rendering","file":{"fid":"255849","name":"Ferst Drive Connectivity Render-Publishjpg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/14\/Ferst%20Drive%20Connectivity%20Render-Publishjpg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/14\/Ferst%20Drive%20Connectivity%20Render-Publishjpg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":292523,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/14\/Ferst%20Drive%20Connectivity%20Render-Publishjpg.jpg?itok=zYrISdcb"}}},"media_ids":["672581"],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"61411","name":"Campus Construction"},{"id":"193358","name":"Ferst Drive Connectivity Plan"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJerry Young\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELandscape Project Manager\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlanning, Design, and Construction\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInfrastructure and Sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-585-3449\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jerry.young@facilities.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}