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Construction update: Bathroom sign, utility work moves forward

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The lawn near the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Crouse Drive is currently being torn up as part of a campus utility work project.

Syracuse University is installing all-gender signs at more than 700 single-occupancy bathrooms on campus, an official said Monday afternoon.

Pete Sala, the university’s vice president and chief facilities officer, in a campus-wide email on Monday detailed the sign work and other ongoing construction projects at SU.

Here’s the list of projects Sala detailed in his email:

  • All gender signs: The signs read, “Anyone can use this restroom regardless of gender identity or expression.” Some signs have already been installed at Schine Student Center.
  • Campus utility work: A project involving utility lines running beneath a lawn near the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will continue throughout the spring semester, Sala said. That project is expected to be completed before SU’s commencement in May, Sala said. Currently, excavators are digging up portions of the area. Sala also said utility work will start on the Quad during spring break and be completed by March 19. Utility upgrades in the Q-1 parking lot will progress throughout the summer, Sala said, moving toward the Heroy Geology Building and the west and south side of Steele Hall. That work is expected to be finished before the start of the 2018-19 academic year.
  • Graham Dining Hall: A new fitness center will open later this month at the dining facility on Mount Olympus, between Day and Flint Halls, Sala said.
  • Archbold Gymnasium: The $50 million renovation project that will transform the gym into a 7,000 square-foot fitness center continues to move forward, Sala said. The existing southern portion of Archbold, which is closest to SUNY-ESF, will be removed and a larger building addition will be constructed to support a new natatorium, which will house the university’s pool.
  • National Veterans Resource Complex: The NVRC’s foundation is currently being laid, Sala said. The NVRC is a $62.5 million project that will centralize campus veterans’ programs in a hub at the intersection of South Crouse and Waverly Avenues.





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