{"296471":{"#nid":"296471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Streetscape Improvements Temporarily Close Techwood Drive","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAesthetic and infrastructure improvements on the east side of campus will help both pedestrians and Georgia Tech\u2019s utility bills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew landscaping, retaining walls and underground utilities are scheduled to be installed along Techwood Drive between Bobby Dodd Way and North Avenue. Site preparation started May 5, with expected completion by mid-August.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe utilities part of the project replaces the existing steam and condensate lines that supply Harris Residence Hall and Brittain Dining Hall. This underground work will require Techwood Drive to be closed to vehicular traffic for a three-week window from May 12-30. During this period, pedestrian traffic will be routed along the west side of the road.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe wooden crosstie retaining wall in front of the residence halls will also be replaced with a more permanent, granite rubble form. The demolition will result in wider sidewalks, as well as improved curbing, steps and ramps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The overall appearance\u0026nbsp;will be changed significantly,\u0022 said Gerald Shumake, construction manager in Georgia Tech Facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELastly, in keeping with the Stormwater Master Plan, crews will install a 19,500-gallon cistern, for rainwater collection and redistribution.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew landscaping, retaining walls and underground utilities are scheduled to be installed along Techwood Drive between Bobby Dodd Way and North Avenue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Aesthetic and infrastructure improvements on the east side of campus will help both pedestrians and Tech\u2019s utility bills."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2014-05-12 09:03:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"296461":{"id":"296461","type":"image","title":"Brittain courtyard rendering","body":null,"created":"1449244530","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:30","changed":"1475894995","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:55","alt":"Brittain courtyard rendering","file":{"fid":"199413","name":"techwoodstreetscape.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techwoodstreetscape_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techwoodstreetscape_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2078427,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/techwoodstreetscape_0.jpg?itok=vQmLHC95"}}},"media_ids":["296461"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gerald.shumake@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGerald Shumake\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Facilities\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}