Fremont Campus Construction Updates: Alternate Routes, Closures, more

Look below for updated information about detours and changes to disabled routes, parking, and other campus features resulting from the variety of construction projects on the Ohlone College Fremont Campus.

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Recent Construction Updates

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January 24, 2008 4:36pm

The on-going construction of the new Student Services Building is progressing as quickly as possible.  Unfortunately we have reached a critical phase of the project at a most challenging time - the beginning of the new spring semester.

The construction project is about to enter a very noisy phase of construction.  Riveting and hammering of metal beams and decks will be occurring for the next couple of months.  This process is unavoidably loud and noisy.  Those buildings closest to the project (#6, 8, 1) may be impacted by the noise.  The noise will certainly ring throughout the campus.

The District regrets any difficulty this may present to the learning environment or the instructional process.  The construction team will do all that it can to minimize this disruption, however the options are very limited.  We appreciate your patience and support as we meet this challenge together.

In addition to this there will be a few days next week when the walkway from parking lot M to the President's office in building 1 will be blocked.  This is for safety requirements as the crane makes the final lifts in the area.  If you encounter barricades on this, or any, walkway, please use alternate routes to ensure your safety.

- Mike Calegari, VP, Administrative Services

January 7, 2008 6:15pm

Building 1 will be closed for safety reasons this Saturday, 1/12/2008. There will be a crane setting new cooling towers on the roof and for everyone's protection there can be no personnel inside the building during the lifts. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Note: There is a concern that weather conditions may prevent the work from being done. If that happens, this will be rescheduled to a different weekend.

December 14, 2007 12:15pm

Scheduled Maintenance Project Building 1 - Cooling Tower Replacement

Starting on Monday, December 17th, contractors will begin the process of replacing the cooling towers located on the roof of Building 1. Work is expected to be completed by the week of January 21, 2008. The contractors will be staging their equipment on the upper quad area. For any concerns regarding this project, please contact Lucky Loften at (510) 979-7473 and/or lloften@ohlone.edu.

November 15, 2007 12:30pm

Student Services Building

The construction contractors continue to install rebar, are forming the retaining walls, & erecting steel.

Building 6

Stairs - This coming Friday, Saturday & Monday, (11/16, 11/17 & 11/19) the contractors will continue to demo the Building 6 stair footings which are located on the west side of the building.  Therefore, the construction noise level will increase during this time period and will include some building vibration.

Gas Line - The gas line to Building 6 has been repaired and the heat has been turned back on.

Rooms 6104 & 6105

Starting the week of 11/26, the contractors will begin the process of backfilling the SSB retaining walls with gravel behind rooms 6104 & 6105. Therefore, the rear exit doors within each of these rooms will be blocked and should not be used for emergency exit purposes.

Previous Updates

Building 6 - Gas Line

[1:35pm November 8, 2007]

The contractors are in the process of re-routing the gas line to Building 6. The completion of this job is expected by next week. Therefore, Building 6's heating system is scheduled to be back up and running no later than next Friday, November 16, 2007.

Water Intrusion - Building 1

[1:35pm November 8, 2007]

Starting tomorrow, Friday, November 9, contractors will begin the process of investigating and repairing the water intrusion problem that has recently taken place at Building 1.

In the upper quad area, saw cutting of the concrete will begin tomorrow morning, November 9,  at 6:00am and will cease at 8:00am.  It will then be restarted on Saturday, November 10 at 6:00am.

Student Services Building

[as of 12:26pm, October 25, 2007] The construction contractors continue to work on the foundation of the building , such as rebar installation. In addition, the retaining walls are being formed. The concrete pour for the building footing has been completed.

Building 6 - Gas Line

[as of 12:26pm, October 25, 2007] The gas line to Building 6 is turned off and will be rerouted. The completion of this job has been re-schedule and are expecting a revised completion date from the contractor. This has had an impact on Building 6's heating system.

Student Services Building - Temporary Pathway and Stair Closure

[as of 12:35pm, October 5, 2007] For safety reasons due to the steel erection scheduled to take place this coming Monday, October 8, 2007, the pathway between Building 8 and Building 6 from Parking Lot N and the stairs on the east side of Building 8 will be temporarily closed from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.

See also archived updates.