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SectionsFountain repairs to block sidewalk
Jennifer Hollis
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: News
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Starting yesterday, the project to bring water back to the John Q. Hammons fountain began as MTS Contracting and Missouri State made plans for initial setup of the construction work zone.
The fencing and utilities contractors hired by Missouri State surveyed the area yesterday, and will erect a fence around the perimeter of the work zone beginning next week, Bill Tierney, project manager for maintenance and repair at Missouri State, said.
"That'll depend on when the utility contractor is done," he said, which could take three to five days.
The fence will surround the fountain, extending to the fountain's west mall and attaching to the north side of Temple Hall, cutting off the southern sidewalk between the building and the fountain, Tierney said.
Access into Temple will not be prohibited on that side, but the walkway through on the outside will.
"Once the fence is in place, traffic will all be on the north side," Tierney said.
The north-side sidewalk itself will be narrower, Tom Burch, branch manager for MTS Contracting-Springfield, said.
However, Tierney said the precise fence outline is still unsure because it's dependent on utility lines, and space needed for demolition and construction.
But it shouldn't stop the flow of Traffic.
"Really the only traffic that is cut off is going to be the most direct route from the library to Temple," Tierney said.
The fence will be up the duration of the project, Burch said, which is set to last until the beginning of May.
Once the fence is up, demolition on the bench-like edge of the fountain will start. Burch said this was because there was substantial wearing to the concrete in that part of the fountain.
"That's all coming off and getting replaced," Burch said. "That is the work we're going to start with. It's not so weather sensitive."
The weather, Burch said, is something that MTS Contracting is planning around.
"We're taking precautions with the timeframe we have," he said. "If it doesn't get done on time, it's because the weather doesn't allow."
After the edge's repair, Burch said demolition on the fountain floor will allow for the electrical and pipes to be repaired.
"The plan is to have all the plumbing and electrical done by the time it gets warm," Burch said.
The warmer spring weather will allow a rubber liner to be put in. The scheduled fountain repairs will finish by 2008 graduation.
"We're supposed to be out of there by May 1," Burch said.
The fountain, which normally runs during the spring and summer semesters, was shut off after the Summer 2006 for water conservation needs.
The repairs will cost an estimated $618,000, with additional costs, such as engineering and advertising, costing another $40,000, Tierney said.
The fencing and utilities contractors hired by Missouri State surveyed the area yesterday, and will erect a fence around the perimeter of the work zone beginning next week, Bill Tierney, project manager for maintenance and repair at Missouri State, said.
"That'll depend on when the utility contractor is done," he said, which could take three to five days.
The fence will surround the fountain, extending to the fountain's west mall and attaching to the north side of Temple Hall, cutting off the southern sidewalk between the building and the fountain, Tierney said.
Access into Temple will not be prohibited on that side, but the walkway through on the outside will.
"Once the fence is in place, traffic will all be on the north side," Tierney said.
The north-side sidewalk itself will be narrower, Tom Burch, branch manager for MTS Contracting-Springfield, said.
However, Tierney said the precise fence outline is still unsure because it's dependent on utility lines, and space needed for demolition and construction.
But it shouldn't stop the flow of Traffic.
"Really the only traffic that is cut off is going to be the most direct route from the library to Temple," Tierney said.
The fence will be up the duration of the project, Burch said, which is set to last until the beginning of May.
Once the fence is up, demolition on the bench-like edge of the fountain will start. Burch said this was because there was substantial wearing to the concrete in that part of the fountain.
"That's all coming off and getting replaced," Burch said. "That is the work we're going to start with. It's not so weather sensitive."
The weather, Burch said, is something that MTS Contracting is planning around.
"We're taking precautions with the timeframe we have," he said. "If it doesn't get done on time, it's because the weather doesn't allow."
After the edge's repair, Burch said demolition on the fountain floor will allow for the electrical and pipes to be repaired.
"The plan is to have all the plumbing and electrical done by the time it gets warm," Burch said.
The warmer spring weather will allow a rubber liner to be put in. The scheduled fountain repairs will finish by 2008 graduation.
"We're supposed to be out of there by May 1," Burch said.
The fountain, which normally runs during the spring and summer semesters, was shut off after the Summer 2006 for water conservation needs.
The repairs will cost an estimated $618,000, with additional costs, such as engineering and advertising, costing another $40,000, Tierney said.
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Bill
posted 10/23/07 @ 2:42 PM CST
So are they completely re-designing the fountain??
Regina Harris
posted 10/24/07 @ 1:28 AM CST
I think they are fixing water pipes that are leaky. So, they have to dig under the surface, and all that. I laughed when I read about how Juanita K. Hammons was going to have to pay $400 to fix their fountain over the color incident. (Continued…)
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