T-mobile will be upgrading their cell tower on campus. This tower is located west of building 1500. The contractor for this project will be onsite tomorrow to start this project.
Campus impacts include road closure starting at building 1500 to the ADA parking at 1600 (ADA parking will be open), closure of a small section of the sidewalk between 1500 and 1600 (will still have access around 1500), and a power shutdown to building 1600 and 1500 on Saturday, 5/10.
The schedule is as follows:
- Wednesday, 4/30
- Begin excavation in grassy areas on both sides of roadway (student parking and 1500 building)
- Thursday, 5/1
- Core Drill into electrical room/shed
- Continue excavation in grassy/landscape areas
- Friday, 5/2
- Block off driveway and sawcut for trench across roadway. Excavate and install conduit in open trench, inspect and backfill with gravel. Pour asphalt and restore driveway crossing.
- Monday, 5/5
- Set Hframe / strut racks for new equipment. Secure strut to compound wall/fence and mount new equipment. Install conduit to UG
- Tuesday, 5/6
- Install conduit in open trenches on both sides of roadway and backfill after cover inspection
- Wednesday 5/7
- Run EMT inside electrical room to existing gear location. Grout/seal around cores.
- Thursday 5/8
- Continue with remaining conduit work and begin pulling wire
- Friday 5/9
- Finish pulling wire to new equipment location in compound, make up wiring at equipment
- Saturday, 5/10
- Shutdown main breaker inside electrical room, install new breaker for TMO feed and terminate at new breaker to complete cutover and reenergize
Please reach out to Facilities if you have any questions.
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