August 18, 1997

Middlebury College Construction Update: August 18, 1997

Residential Houses: Four residential houses are under construction

on the western edge of campus, to the south of Rte 125. Three

of the houses have foundations completed, with framing in progress,

and the fourth is still in foundation work. The road to the houses

is in the rough grade stage. December 1997 is the expected date

of completion and occupancy of three of the houses; the fourth

house should be ready in February of 1998. Each of the residences

will house about 30 students, and 90 new parking spaces provided.

Barr & Barr Builders, Inc., is the construction manager for

the project. Bread Loaf Construction is the contractor for two

of the houses, and Engelberth Construction is the contractor for

the other two. The estimated cost of the project is $13,500,000.

Bicentennial Hall: Ground has been broken for Middlebury

College’s Bicentennial Hall, a new home for the sciences which

will also include multi-discipline lecture halls and a small library.

Rough grading has been completed for the road to the building’s

site on the western edge of the campus and to the north of Rte

125. September 1999 is the expected completion date. Bicentennial

Hall will be 215,000 net square feet, and 100 new parking spaces

will be provided.

The contractor is Barr & Barr Builders, Inc. The estimated

cost of the project is $47,200,000.

College Street Construction: Improvements to College Street

(Rte 125) are under construction in order to enhance pedestrian

safety along the stretch of the road that runs through Middlebury

College campus on its way out of town toward Lake Champlain. By

October of 1997, additional lighting along the sidewalks will

be in place for improved visibility, and crossing neck-downs will

be completed to strongly identify crossing areas and encourage

vehicle traffic to pass at an appropriate speed. Twenty-four parking

spaces at the curb will be eliminated to provide drivers with

better visibility of pedestrian traffic, and particularly of anyone

who might step into the street to cross. Reduced parking at the

curb will also lessen the incidences of vehicles entering, exiting

or holding up the traffic flow.

Belden Co., Inc., is the contractor for the College Street construction

project. The estimated cost is $450,000.