As the Spring semester comes to a close, construction activities at Monroe Hall will ramp up to take advantage of the reduced academic activities.

New entrance and exit corridors will be built that will change access to some areas of Monroe Hall, but all areas will be accessible when construction of these corridors is completed.  Work in the Monroe Hall main lobby will require temporary partitions and barricades, but the main entrance from Palm Court will remain open at this time. This work will create some disturbance, but when complete, the final phase of pile driving can proceed.

Some work will take place at the north end of the second, third, and fourth floors as well, but this activity will affect specific areas, and not have an impact on the rest of the building.

Steel erection is continuing at the south side, and components for the north side are being released for fabrication.  These components will be delivered as needed to keep the steel erection process ongoing.

Please pay attention to construction signage and barricades, and try to avoid areas under construction, if possible.  Your cooperation and patience is greatly appreciated.

As you know, we are looking forward to a major renovation to Cabra Hall starting this summer, which will provide a new, modern, efficient, and comfortable residence for students living at the Broadway Campus.  During this renovation there will be some inconvenience, but changes to the Broadway Campus will be minimal.

This project will start near the end of May, 2012, and work will be completed to allow full access to Cabra in time for the Fall 2013 Semester.

Construction fencing will be provided to contain construction activities and provide separation from students, faculty, and staff.  Access to all other Loyola University Broadway Campus buildings will be unrestricted and unchanged.  The Broadway Street side of Cabra Hall will be used as a staging area for construction. Parking under Cabra Hall and the Broadway side of Cabra Hall will be unavailable.

The Pine Street parking lot will not be affected in any way.  Traffic will be able to continue to use Broadway, Dominican, Pine St. and St. Charles Ave.

As this project begins, we urge you to respect construction signage and barricades, and observe construction activities from outside of protective fencing.  As always, your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Structural steel assembly is ongoing at the south side of Monroe Hall, between Monroe and C&M.  This work should continue for 3-4 weeks, followed by concrete placement on the newly built decks.  Soon, components of the new tower will be visible as columns and beams are put in place.  The entrance tunnel at the south (Chemistry) entrance will be expanded to provide a more user friendly access to Monroe Hall.

During this steel construction, some noise from trucks and equipment, as well as occasional hammer drilling into concrete, along with short periods of hammering to fit components together, will be heard.  None of these noises will last long, but there will be intermittent periods when the noises may be inconvenient.

There will be no access restrictions to any entrances or exits of Monroe Hall.  This work will be confined to the south side construction area, with the tower crane assisting.  Work that could create any disturbances during final exams will be suspended until final exams are complete.

As plans come together, we will continue to provide updates to keep the Loyola Community informed.  As always, your patience and understanding is acknowledged and appreciated.

Please be advised that the Mercy Parking Lot, North Road between Buddig Hall and the Freret Parking Garage, and the section of East Road between the Mercy Parking Lot and North Road will be closed Saturday, March 24th and Sunday March 25th to allow new air handling equipment to be placed on the roof of Buddig Hall. No vehicles will be allowed to park in the Mercy Parking Lot beginning at 6:00PM Friday, March 23rd. Any vehicles left in the Mercy Parking Lot will be towed. At the end of work on Saturday, North Road will be re-opened to emergency vehicle traffic only.

The Freret Parking Garage and the Recreation Complex will be open as usual. Pedestrians will be able to use the entrance on the Biever Hall side of the building , as normal.

We appreciate your cooperation during this inconvenience. We will have all of these areas opened as usual for Monday morning.

Upcoming renovations to Buddig Hall have required some changes to be made to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and to parking on the North side of Buddig, between Buddig Hall and the Freret Parking Garage.

The main entrance to Buddig Hall will remain open, and can be accessed using the new pedestrian sidewalk at the front of the building.  The Recreation Center can be accessed through the Freret Parking Garage or through the main front entrances.  The sidewalk between Buddig Hall and Biever Hall will remain open.

Parking on North Road will not be permitted.   Metered parking will be relocated to a nearby accessible location.   Construction fencing will allow for one way traffic to head east to west only, from East Road to West Road.  No vehicles will be allowed to enter North Road from West Road, but traffic can continue to Freret .

Vendors making deliveries can use the new loading zones created behind the Freret Parking Garage on West Road, between North Road and Freret.

These changes are necessary to ensure the safety of the Loyola community, and to minimize the impact on students and visitors at Loyola.  We urge you to avoid construction areas when possible, and to follow the newly created temporary walkways.

As always, we appreciate your cooperation and patience during this renovation project.

Please be advised that during the Christmas break, utility work will take place that will require the heating, air conditioning, and hot water in Monroe Library, Miller Hall, Monroe Hall, C&M, and Thomas Hall to be out of service.  This work is scheduled to start right after Christmas, and will be completed by the time classes resume in January.

We have scheduled this work during the Christmas break to minimize the impact on the Loyola Community, and to provide a comfortable environment for everyone when students return.  As always, your understanding and cooperation is fully appreciated.

The Marquette Hall elevator will be taken out of service on Friday morning, December 16, 2011 to facilitate the replacement of motor equipment and the controller. This unit will be placed back in service no later than Friday, January 6, 2012. Please keep this in mind when visiting Marquette Hall during the above mentioned time frame.