Colorado State University

Updated 9:15 a.m. June 4 University Avenue will be closed during the morning of Thursday, June 4, and again the week of June 8 for work related to utilities. Thursday, June 4 On Thursday, June 4, University Avenue will be closed in front of the Shepardson Building to set up a crane that will facilitate the installation of a cooling unit on the roof. University Avenue will close at 6 a.m. and is expected to reopen by 11 a.m. The eastern half of the Administration lot will be accessible via University Avenue, and the western half will be open via Oval Drive.  Traffic from Oval to University will be detoured to loop around the Oval to Old Main, south along Mason Street to University Avenue, and right on University to East Drive. Around the Horn will use this same detour for its southbound route, and pedestrian control officers will be on-site to direct traffic. The Around the Horn stop on University Avenue between Amy Van Dyken Way and East Drive will be temporarily closed while the crane is set up. June 8- June 15 University Avenue will be closed between Mason Street and East Drive  for a steam line replacement starting the morning of Monday, June 8. It will reopen on Monday, June 15. Mason Street, the MAX station and parking lot #440, which is directly east of the MAX station, will remain accessible via Mason Street and from University Avenue from College Avenue. Northbound traffic on Mason Street will be detoured north to Old Main Drive for access to Oval or Amy Van Dyken Way. The Around the Horn shuttle stops at Johnson Hall and Centennial Hall will be closed during this time, but the other shuttle stops on and near the Oval will remain open.  

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The City of Fort Collins Residential Parking Permit Program has been expanded to ease on-street parking congestion in several neighborhoods near campus.

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Site preparation began today for the new multi-use stadium on the Colorado State University campus. A fence has been erected around the perimeter of the site, south of the intersection of Pitkin Street and Meridian Avenue. Inside that perimeter, crews will begin preparing the site for the start of construction by recycling concrete and asphalt from surface parking lots and continuing work related to utility planning. Construction will begin later this summer on the stadium, and a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the beginning of the two-year building process will take place during the weekend of CSU’s Sept. 12 home game against Big Ten foe Minnesota. “This is an exciting step as we begin moving toward the start of construction for our new on-campus stadium,” said CSU Director of Athletics Joe Parker. “A great deal of vision, collaboration and hard work by the University and the community has brought us to this point. As we begin to see the site take shape, we will continue to be mindful of the impact of this and other construction projects taking place on our campus, and encourage everybody in our campus community to utilize the resources available to stay informed.” The recycled parking lot material will be used in construction of new parking 870-space parking lot slated to open in August on Research Drive, west of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Colorado State students, staff and faculty have a new interactive resource that will provide timely information on road and lot closures, detours and other information as the stadium and other campus-wide construction projects commence over the summer. Online information will be continuously updated on the Construction and Parking website. The site also offers a feedback form where thoughts and input about construction and parking can be offered for consideration. The Campus Construction and Parking News website contains detailed maps of outlining changes to available parking lots, as well as mass transit and other traffic flow resources for all who access the CSU campus. The new stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2017 football season. Construction will take approximately two years to complete the new state-of-the-art on-campus stadium that will also house new offices and facilities for the Rams’ football program. The new facility will replace Hughes Stadium, which opened in 1968 and is located approximately three miles west of the CSU campus. “Having been involved in stadium projects in previous positions at Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas, I have seen the energy and excitement of a new or remodeled facility on-campus really galvanize people’s pride in their campus and their community,” Parker said. “We have a tremendous opportunity to make this an attraction that is positive for our university and our community, and to work together throughout the process.” Colorado State’s stadium website (www.stadium.colostate.edu) contains many more resources to inform the public about the stadium, including the latest renderings of the design, and a map of the stadium’s location. The site also contains answers to frequently asked questions and details on the funding source for the new stadium. The stadium is financed by investors and donors and does not rely on any funding from tuition or state funding. Bond payments will be made from stadium revenues and private donations. Bonds for the new stadium sold in less than 90 minutes on March 19, and certain series of bonds within the package were as much as three times oversubscribed. The total bond package delivered a true interest rate of 3.57 percent. The stadium website also contains a “Stadium Voices” section with videos featuring the perspectives of prominent figures from CSU Athletics, the University and the Fort Collins community.

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The eastbound drive lane, south sidewalk and bike lane along  Lake Street by the Aggie Village North construction site will be closed from March 25 through April 4 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The closure is to accommodate utility work. The construction site is on the southwest corner of Lake Street and Center Avenue, adjacent to the north side of Prospect Road.

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A section of Lake Street will be closed unexpectedly starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, to accommodate repairs to a sewer line. Lake will be closed just east of Meridian, immediately past the entrance into parking lot #520, to the intersection of Center and Lake street. The sidewalk on the south side of Lake also will be closed. The closure is anticipated to end the evening of Friday, March 13.

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Commuting to or around CSU, you might have noticed a new addition to various intersections and on-campus locations. The RamGuards and RamBassadors are two new programs, introduced this fall, designed to provide peer-to-peer education about traffic laws and promote a safe commuting environment for students, employees and visitors. RamGuards keep campus intersections safe Campus Safety Officers, who are students trained by CSU police, help move bicyclists, pedestrians, longboarders and motor vehicles safely across campus. These crossing guards direct traffic in selected, high traffic intersections to promote safety and reduce opportunities for conflict and accidents at intersections where bicycle and pedestrian traffic outnumbers vehicles. RamGuards are stationed at the intersections of Lake and Center, Pitkin and Meridian, and South and Meridian during peak hours of traffic flow across campus. RamBassadors help navigate across campus RamBassadors are trained students who provide in-person education at 45 campus locations to students, employees and visitors about navigating their way across campus. They focus on reminding students, faculty, staff and visitors about safety when commuting to or on campus, such as slowing down when approaching busy areas, and using the proper bike or pedestrian lane. They also share helpful tips to avoid violating CSU transportation laws and regulations. RamBassadors were developed to help encourage safety and reduce the number of accidents or collisions among bikers, pedestrians and longboarders on campus. In addition to providing in-person education on campus, RamBassadors also gather data about bike rack capacities and the number of bikes, pedestrians and longboarders traveling through their assigned location for the day. That information is shared with Parking and Transportation Services to help inform decisions about bike rack placement and safety on campus. “The RamGuards and RamBassadors programs have started out strong and encourage the CSU community to have patience in the program’s start-up phase while they become a vital asset to commuter safety,” said Aaron Fodge, CSU’s alternative transportation manager.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to speak in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom during a campaign rally for U.S. Sen. Mark Udall on Thursday, Oct. 23. This is not a Colorado State University event. It is coordinated by Sen. Udall’s campaign office and CSU College Democrats, a student organization. All classes will be in session and previously planned events, including guest speaker Laverne Cox in the Main Ballroom at 7 p.m., will continue on schedule. Students, faculty and staff traveling to campus should expect delays in traffic and transit during the arrival, visit and departure of the First Lady. Services and offices in the Lory Student Center will continue on a normal schedule. Event details: Doors open at 1 p.m.; the campaign event is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. Event attendees are asked to enter the south doors of the Lory Student Center to access the line into the venue. Attendees should arrive early to accommodate for delays in traffic and security screening, but no overnight camping will be allowed. All attendees will go through airport-like security and should bring as few personal items as possible. No bags, sharp objects, umbrellas, liquids or signs will be allowed. Cameras are permitted but are subject to inspection. Once guests are screened through security, they cannot exit and return to the area. Tickets: Tickets are required but not guaranteed for this free event. All tickets are distributed through the Udall campaign and are not available through the university. All questions about the event and tickets should be directed to the Udall campaign offices. Event parking: Classes are in session and parking on campus is limited. Event attendees should park at the Moby Arena parking lot, accessible off Shields Street. The university’s shuttle system, Around the Horn, stops at Moby every 10 minutes and arrives at the Lory Student Center within minutes. For schedule information, visit www.ridetransfort.com. From the transit center in the LSC, event attendees will take a five-minute walk to the south doors of the Lory Student Center to access the line into the venue. The walk from Moby to the Lory Student Center is about 10 to15 minutes. Arrive early for the event; the transit center will be closed during the arrival of the First Lady. Transit to the event: Because classes are in session and parking is limited, event attendees are encouraged to take transit to campus for the event. MAX, the city’s bus rapid transit system, runs along five miles of the north-south corridor with stops at University Avenue on campus and Laurel Street near campus. For more information, visit www.ridetransfort.com. Traffic and transit impacts: The visit will impact traffic, parking and transit on campus during the afternoon. All transit to the Lory Student Center Transit Center and the center itself will be closed 2:45-4:15 p.m. and traffic on local streets may be halted for security for limited times before and after the event, creating some delays. Media: Reporters will be required to RSVP through the Udall office before the event. Reporters should park in the Moby lot and use Around the Horn to reach the Lory Student Center. TV trucks may contact the university for parking information.

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CSU's College of Agricultural Sciences will host an event to unveil the newly-renovated Animal Sciences Building on Wednesday, September 17 from 4:00-6:00 pm on the Monfort Quad.

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Work on a $12 million renovation of Eddy Hall began on May 27 and will take more than a year to complete. Eddy Hall, constructed in 1963, currently houses the English and Philosophy departments, and will house Ethnic Studies when complete. It has undergone no major renovation in its 51-year lifespan. “We are very excited at the prospect of a remodeled and revitalized Eddy Hall,” said Ann Gill, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. “Undergraduate students from every CSU college attend classes in Eddy, so there will be much to celebrate when this project is completed.” Grand entrance The current 69,457 square-foot building will include nearly 3,500 square feet of additional space when completed. The highlight will be a two-story glass-enclosed entrance on the building’s east side that will both enhance the building’s aesthetic appeal and alleviate crowding at the entrance that is common at Eddy. Other improvements include updated classrooms and faculty offices, wider hallways, new paint and new carpet. The building will also include community gathering places called “Eddy’s Eddies.” Improvements inside and out The building’s exterior will be re-clad in brick and stone to make it match the red sandstone theme on campus, and a landscaped plaza will be added. Phase I of the project, set for completion in December, will focus on construction on the south and east sides of building. Phase II, which begins in January 2015 and is scheduled for completion in August 2015, will focus on the north and west sides of the building. Working in shifts Half of the English faculty will be in Eddy north hallway and half will be in Ingersoll southeast on the first and second floors during Phase I. In Phase II, half of the English faculty will be in Eddy south hallway and half will be in Ingersoll southeast on the first and second floors. The Writing Center will be in Johnson 119 for the duration of the project. The philosophy department administration will be in Ingersoll southeast 166 for the duration of the project. In Phase I, philosophy faculty will be in Eddy north hallways. In Phase II, philosophy faculty will be in Eddy south hallway. New home for Ethnic Studies Ethnic Studies, currently located in Aylesworth, will be relocated to Eddy second floor (the old Communication Studies space) when the remodel is complete.

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