Numerous campus construction projects are ongoing or were recently completed. Here is a brief update on those recent and current projects:
Middle Tennessee Boulevard
Currently under construction
Scope of work:
- Widening 0.8-mile section of Middle Tennessee Boulevard between East Main and Greenland to a divided four-lane street
- Landscaped median with dedicated turn lanes
- Improved pedestrian walks and crossings
- Bike lanes
- Improved lighting
- New underground utilities
- Monument entry walls to聽91大神 campus
- New drop-off at Murphy Center
- Improvements to the Faulkinberry聽Drive intersection
Completion expected in December
Academic Classroom Building
- New center for the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
- Consolidating of functional areas to the Criminal Justice Administration, Psychology, and Social Work departments
- Critically needed classrooms, offices, and lab spaces provided
- State funding received July 13
- $39.6 million total project cost
- 91,000 square feet聽Building site located north聽of the Student Union across
91大神 Boulevard
鈥� Sitework construction (site utilities聽and grading) starting late August; project completion expected summer 2020
鈥� Building project manager: Turner Construction Co.
鈥� Project architect: Bauer Askew Architecture
Parking Services Facility
鈥� New home for Parking Services, including parking permits, bus maintenance, and personnel offices
鈥� Design phase completed
鈥ids opened Aug. 22
鈥� Construction starting this fall and聽finishing in winter 2019
鈥� Located on City View Drive
鈥� $3.4 million total project cost
鈥� 13,000-square-foot building area
Parking and Transportation Improvements
- $1.580 million construction cost
- New surface and lighting at聽Greenland Drive parking lot
- New sidewalks and lighting聽along Alumni Drive and Military聽Memorial Drive
- Improved pedestrian access to聽Livestock Lot and new lighting
- Wider sidewalks along Founders Lane
- Currently under construction, with聽completion this fall
- Small roundabout at Military聽Memorial and Champion Way
Peck Hall Renovations
- $924,000 construction cost
- Interior improvements, including聽new lighting at corridors and refinishing of terrazzo flooring on second and third levels
- New ceiling and lighting at breezeways
- New furnishings for courtyard areas
- Project completion this fall
Dining
Changes are occurring in the Student Union. We are replacing the Dippers venue and installing a 鈥渞estaurant rotation鈥� concept. Rotation options will include:
鈥� Barbeque District (Texas BBQ) 鈥� BibimBox (Korean food)
鈥� Medi-Eats (Mediterranean-inspired cuisine)
鈥� Noodle Fix (global noodle dishes)
鈥� O-mori Ramen Bar (build-your-own聽Ramen dish)
鈥� Road Trip America (regional聽American cuisine, such as聽New England classics)
鈥� Taco del Seoul (Korean flavors聽and Mexican fusion)
鈥� Zoca (Mexican fare)
We also will begin offering breakfast at Steak 鈥檔 Shake this fall. Breakfast options include biscuit sandwiches, breakfast tacos, Royale Steakburger, and Country Breakfast Bowl.