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The university is finishing one of its big construction projects, and many more are in the works.
Senior Scott Housman thinks the Wildcat Recreation Center will be beneficial because of the new exercise facilities, he said.
"I was a swimmer before I came here," he said. "It's pretty ridiculous that they've had a pool that just needs a little modification and they can put it up, but they have not."
The Wildcat Recreation Center is under construction and will include three basketball courts, a weight room, a climbing wall, an indoor track, a multi-use activity court and a 10-lane pool, said senior James Newman, Associated Students vice president of facilities and services. It is between First and Second streets.
There are many projects the university plans to start, said David Stephen, director of University Housing and Food Service. About five are either in planning, or will be planned.
"We are in a very exciting period in the history of the university," he said.
The Wildcat Recreation Center is expected to cost about $62 million and may be finished April 2009, said Glennda Morse, interim executive dean and director of facilities planning.
The Student Services Center, a four-level facility to help students with things such as admission and graduation, has been under construction since August 2006 and is expected to be finished in June, she said. The center may cost about $47 million and is near the Bell Memorial Union.
The Northern California Natural History Museum may be finished in 2009, as well as the remodeling of Colusa Hall, according to a document of active capital projects provided by Morse.
Sutter Hall, a new dorm between Lassen and Whitney halls, is expected to be finished in February 2010, said Jenna Wright, capital projects and planning specialist for Facilities Management and Services. It will house 228 people, including 220 students, six resident advisers and two staff members. There will be 226 beds and a dining center on first story.
The roadway north of Butte Hall and south of Lassen Hall was fenced off to allow construction of new disability parking areas on the north side of Butte Hall. Because construction will affect traffic on Arcadian Avenue, all vehicles entering and exiting campus will need to take Warner Street, either south of the bridge or north of Tehama Hall, said Dave Kimbrell, project manager for Facilities Management and Services.
Disability parking stalls north of Tehama Hall will remain available through Tuesday, then will relocate to the new parking areas to allow construction of Sutter Hall. People may be inconvenienced by the construction, but Stephen has not had residence hall students complain directly to him, he said.
Evan Burt can be reached at eburt@theorion.com
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