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May 9, 2008
Purdue begins utility relocation at south end of campus
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is advising motorists and pedestrians to be cautious while traveling on Nimitz Drive on Monday (May 12) as work crews begin the first phase of a utility relocation project.
Purdue is moving aboveground power lines into underground duct banks, said Erick Van Meter, interim senior director of engineering, utilities and construction. Van Meter said the change will help protect the on-campus electricity supply from interruption and help shield scientific equipment in the nearby Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology from electromagnetic interference.
The work also will benefit a planned south gateway to campus that will be created in conjunction with the planned U.S. 231 relocation around the south and west sides of campus.
On Monday, crews will remove pine trees adjacent to the power lines between Martin Jischke Drive and Arnold Street, near the Purdue Village Administration Building. Don Staley, senior landscape architect, said many of the trees had already been disfigured to prevent interference with power lines and are not suitable for transplanting.
He said the value of the trees had been appraised and would be compensated by replanting on campus.
Writer: Jim Schenke, (765) 494-6262, jschenke@purdue.edu
Sources: Stephanie Boland, Physical Facilities communications coordinator, (765) 494-6916, sebolland@purdue.edu
Erick Van Meter, (765) 494-8797, eevanmeter@purdue.edu
Don Staley, (765) 494-3424, djstaley@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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