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A new path emerged as the reconstruction of the Campus Mall began earlier this week.
Directed by Swinerton Management & Consulting, this is a two-phase construction project that “will finally organize the main walk between Brahma Drive and Parking Lot 7,” said Isabella Golovaty, senior project manager for Swinerton.
The first phase began with bulldozing the path from the Library Media Center to the newly designed Student Services Building, the path will be repaved and then cleaned up before the start of the fall semester.
“Students, including handicapped, will have complete access to the Student Services Building,” said Golovaty. “Also, it will beautify and completely change the face of the landscape of Pierce College.”
Accepting a low bid under $4 million advertised by Swinerton, SMC Construction will also be working on the project. One main goal is to make the buildings on the Campus Mall more accessible for students with disabilities and handicaps.
“A lot of buildings which go along the main walk have ADA access issues that we have to fix during the construction,” said Golovaty.
Although this renovation will be a major undertaking for Pierce in terms of revitalizing the college, there are some students who have a problem with trying to maneuver around the construction to get to their classes.
“It’s cool that they made those passages that you could get to classes,” said Carlos Lara, a 22-year-old liberal arts major. “But it’s just a hassle to get from one place to another one.”
The construction is scheduled to be finished at the end of August.
Construction workers continue construction on the Campus Mall Tuesday. The first stage of construction is scheduled to be completed before the beginning of the fall semester (Jared Iorio / Roundup)
