No Images? Click here Barnard College Update - Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016Dear Claremont resident: As we mentioned in our last update, the crawler crane that Barnard will use to build the new teaching and learning center’s superstructure will arrive this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11. Claremont Avenue from W. 116th Street to W. 120th Street will be closed to traffic and parking beginning early Saturday morning and should reopen around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Since Claremont Avenue will be closed very early Saturday morning and cars will not be permitted to park on either side of the street during the weekend, we recommend that you move your car before midnight Friday as the City will begin towing early Saturday morning. In addition to the street closure, the Barnard campus entrance at W. 119th Street and Claremont will be closed for the entire weekend. If you need to move between Claremont and Broadway, you will need to cross at either 116th or 120th. There will be more than 20 tractor trailers delivering the crane's components over the course of the two days, starting at 8 a.m. Saturday. There will be representatives from Barnard, Turner Construction and the Department of Buildings on campus to oversee the delivery. Millie’s Big Building Blog As we move into the “hey, there’s really a building going up” phase of construction, we have started “Millie’s Big Building Blog” to provide you with more information and interesting facts on the building, profiles of the people involved in the project, and details on how it will enhance our Barnard community, facilitate collaboration and foster dialogue. We intend to post once or twice a week. Check out the first couple of posts at: https://barnard.edu/about/teaching-learning-center/updates. Construction Schedule Our schedule continues to be weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our schedule for this weekend is: Questions? For general questions and comments, please email me at newbuilding@barnard.edu. If you have an urgent issue that needs to be addressed immediately, please email constructionteam@barnard.edu during regular work hours, or call Barnard Public Safety at 212/854-3362 outside of regular work hours. You can also find our overall construction plan and specific construction-related FAQs on our website: http://barnard.edu/about-barnard/new-teaching-learning-center/construction-faqs. Thank you. Sincerely, Quenta Vettel, Communications Director, Special Projects |