Thursday, April 8, 2021MacOdrum Library Roof ReplacementThe roof on MacOdrum Library has been identified as needing to be replaced. This work will begin on Monday, April 12 and is expected to be completed by mid-July. To mitigate the odours normally associated with roofing, the materials being used for this job are... MoreFriday, April 2, 2021Water Main Repairs CompleteFacilities Management and Planning have completed the repairs to the water main following a break overnight on March 30th. Full water services to campus facilities have been restored. Thank you for your patience and understanding as this emergency work was... MoreWednesday, March 31, 2021Update: Water Main Break on Campus Near AthleticsUpdate: March 31, 4:00pm - We continue to work to repair a water main break near Athletics that occurred overnight March 30. We expect buildings on campus will continue to experience intermittent outages tomorrow as crews work to repair the water main. If you are coming to campus, please avoid this area. Updates will... MoreWednesday, March 31, 2021Water Main Break on Campus near AthleticsFacilities Management and Planning is currently dealing with a water main break near Athletics that occurred overnight March 30th. The pool and the Andrew Fleck Childcare Centre are closed on March 31/21. Buildings on campus may experience intermittent outages as crews work to resolve the problem. If you are coming to campus today, please... MoreFriday, March 12, 2021Crane and Steel Deliveries for Engineering Design Centre ConstructionAs part of the construction of the new Engineering Design Centre, an addition to the Mackenzie Building facing Library Road, a crane will be on site to facilitate with the delivery of steel for the building. The crane is expected to be on site for six weeks and over that time there will be... MoreFriday, February 12, 2021Rideau River Pedestrian Pathway Temporarily ClosedThe pedestrian pathway along the Rideau River is now closed as part of City of Ottawa preparations for the future construction of a pedestrian bridge to Vincent Massey Park. The pathway along the river will be closed from the O-Train tracks to the Loeb Building until December 2021. In addition, an area on the... MoreWednesday, January 6, 2021Temporary Water Shutoff in Architecture Building on Jan. 7/21Please be advised that the water in the Architecture Building will be temporarily shut-off on Thursday Jan. 7 beginning at 6 a.m. through to 2 p.m. This work is required to replace the valves on all domestic water lines in the building. Signage will posted throughout the building and at the... MoreWednesday, December 16, 2020Santa Claus is Coming to Campus!Each December, Carleton University has been fortunate to have a visit from Jolly Old St. Nicholas and the gang from the North Pole. This year, Mrs. Claus, elves Sparkles and Peppermint, Rudolph and Santa have made sure to respect the physical distancing guidelines, and in lieu of a sleigh ride through the tunnels and... MoreTuesday, December 15, 2020Library Road Temporary Closure – Wed Dec 16/20Library Road will be temporarily closed Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. to allow for water main work to be completed as part of the construction on the new Engineering Design Centre. There will be no impact to the buildings water supply. There will be flag persons on site to assist with traffic.... MoreFriday, November 20, 2020Campus Avenue Sidewalk ClosureA section of the sidewalk on the east side of Campus Avenue, from Glengarry House to Library Road, will be closed until further notice. The closure is required due to the construction of the New LRT Station on the O-Train expansion project. Signage has been posted in the area. Facilities Management and... MoreWednesday, October 21, 2020Power on Campus Restored Oct 21, 8:45amFollowing an unplanned outage overnight, the power has been restored to all buildings previously affected on campus. We will be checking these buildings to ensure that systems have returned to normal operations. Thank you for your patience and... MoreTuesday, October 20, 2020Update 5 – Water main Break – Library Road Oct 20, 3:30pmWater service has been restored to MacOdrum Library and the Library will reopen tomorrow, Oct 21st . Library Road remains closed between Parking Lot 1 and Dunton Tower until the site restoration work can be... MoreMonday, October 19, 2020Update 4 – Water main Break – Library Road -Oct 19/20, 3pmWater service was restored to Southam Hall today, Oct 19/20, however MacOdrum Library remains without water service at this time. The Library will be closed tomorrow. Work continues on the repairs and Library Road is closed between Parking Lot 1 and Dunton Tower. Facilities Management and Planning appreciate your understanding during this... MoreMonday, October 19, 2020Foundation Work on New Engineering Design Centre begins Oct 19/20Work on the new Engineering Design Centre continues. Starting on Oct. 19, the contractor will be working on the building foundation and there will be vibrations and noise, which may be heard across campus. This work is expected to continue daily until the end of the month. The intensity of the noise and vibration... MoreMonday, October 19, 2020O-Train Bridge RepairsThe Campus Avenue bridge over the O-Train tracks, near parking lot 18, will undergo structural repairs and rehabilitation. The work begins the week of Oct. 19, 2020 and will take until fall 2021 to complete. The bridge will remain open to traffic and flag persons will be on site. As part of the project,... MoreSunday, October 18, 2020Update 3 – Water main Break – Library RoadPlease note that Southam Hall and MacOdrum Library both remain without water service at this time. Further updates will be provided tomorrow. Library Road remains closed between Parking Lot 1 and the University Centre. Facilities Management and Planning appreciate your understanding during this unplanned... MoreSunday, October 18, 2020Update 2 – Water main Break – Library RoadCrews have isolated the area, and have restored water service to all buildings except the MacOdrum Library. The Library will remain closed for tomorrow, Monday October 19th. Library road remains closed to all traffic between Parking Lot 1 and the University Centre. Please obey all signage around the area. Updates will continue to be... MoreSunday, October 18, 2020Update 1 – Water main Break – Library Road – Oct 18, 10amDue to the water main break near Parking Lot 1 on Library Road, the road has been closed. The water has been shutoff in the following buildings to allow for repairs to the water main: HCI/VSIM MacOdrum Library Southam Hall SSRB Note that the water service in Dunton Tower remains on. Updates will be... MoreSunday, October 18, 2020Water main Break – Library Road – Oct 18, 8:30amPlease note that due to a water main break near Parking Lot 1 on Library Road, the road has been closed and the water has been shut off to Dunton Tower and the MacOdrum Library. Assessment of the area is in progress. Updates will be provided when more information is... MoreFriday, October 9, 2020Steacie Natural Gas Shutdown – Oct 15/20 1-3pmPlease be advised that on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, Enbridge Gas will be on campus to replace the natural gas meter for the Steacie building. The natural gas for the building will be shutdown from 1pm to 3pm to allow for completion of the work. All occupants are asked to safely shutdown any equipment... MoreFriday, October 9, 2020Temporary Closure of Library Road on Oct. 16Please be advised that the section of Library Road near Minto Case will be temporarily closed on Friday, Oct. 16 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow for equipment to be delivered onto the roof of the building. Flag persons will be on site assisting with traffic. Thank you for your patience.... MoreMonday, September 28, 2020Temporary Closure of Raven Road: Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2020 for PavingPlease be advised that Raven Road will be closed from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, weather permitting, to allow for the contractor to pave. During this time, parking lots 3 and 14 (near NWRC and the Ice House) will be closed. Parking will be available in nearby parking lot 9 (Robertson Hall parking garage), parking... MoreWednesday, August 12, 2020Update: Power Restored on CampusPower has been fully restored to all campus buildings following an outage late this morning. Hydro Ottawa reports the outage was due to a breaker setting at the substation. Cooling of campus buildings has been restored, but some areas will take a bit longer to return to normal temperatures. Facilities Management and Planning appreciates your... MoreWednesday, August 12, 2020Campus Wide Power OutagePlease be advised that there is a power outage on campus. Facilities Management and Planning is aware and Hydro Ottawa is on site and working on the issue. The problem originates in the substation serving the campus. Hydro Ottawa anticipates power should be restored in the next 30 -60 minutes. The community will be... MoreTuesday, July 28, 2020Pedestrian Pathway Closures Under the O-Train TracksAs part of the City of Ottawa’s work to expand the O-Train, the pedestrian pathways running under the train tracks will be closed until fall 2020. Beginning Wednesday, July 29th the underpass leading between Robertson Hall and Richcraft Hall will be closed with detour signage in place to direct pedestrians across University Dr. using... MoreThursday, July 23, 2020Notice of Exterior Work at Dunton TowerBeginning Monday, July 27th, crews will begin staging and site preparation for work on the exterior masonry veneer at Dunton Tower. The work will involve reinstating the brick and sealant at all masonry corners of Dunton Tower and creating construction joints by saw cutting in certain locations along the entire height of the brick... MoreFriday, June 19, 2020Notice of Exterior Work at Nicol BuildingPlease note the following upcoming work around the exterior of the new Nicol Building: Regrading and repaving of the existing lanes to the west and north of the site. Removal and replacement of west sidewalk along Campus Ave. The work will begin June 23-24 in the lane between the Architecture Building and Nicol Building... MoreFriday, March 13, 2020City of Ottawa Preparation for Stage 2 O-Train LRT ExpansionThe City of Ottawa has issued a notice confirming its plans to remove some trees along Raven Road in preparation to extend Raven Road to Bronson Avenue to assist the movement of bus traffic during the O-Train shutdown starting May 2. This work will start on Sunday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 5... MoreMonday, March 9, 2020Temporary Outage – Street Lights at University Dr and Bronson AveThe street lights and lighting for the Carleton University sign on the north side of University Drive at Bronson Avenue are not working due to electrical problems. Please exercise caution if you are in that area after dark. Facilities Management and Planning is aware of the situation and expects that the issue will be... MoreFriday, February 14, 2020Notice of Work in Tunnel Feb 17-21/20Please be advised of scheduled maintenance work to be conducted in the tunnel at the junction leading to the Residence Block (near the new Nicol Building). The work will take place during the week of Winter Break (Feb. 17th -21st, 2020). Access through this area will be limited to one lane of traffic which... MoreTuesday, February 11, 2020Dunton Tower Heating – Feb 11/20Due to the recent cold weather, a pipe on the heating system in Dunton Tower froze and burst overnight, Feb 10th. This has temporarily shutdown the heating system for the building. Repairs are currently underway and the heating system should be operational later this morning. Thank you for your... MoreWednesday, January 22, 2020Southam Hall Exterior Building Inspection – Jan 27-31/20Facilities Management and Planning has scheduled exterior building envelope inspections of Southam Hall during the week of January 27, 2020. The work involves the use of a hydraulic lift, with two persons inspecting the exterior of the building. This is a visual inspection of the exterior so there is no additional noise or disruptions... MoreTuesday, January 21, 2020UPDATE 2 – Richcraft Hall Burst Water PipeAll entrances to Richcraft Hall are now open. Crews remain on site to complete the work at the south entrance on University Drive in front of Tim Hortons, but the doors are accessible. A section of the parking garage under Richcraft Hall will remain cordoned off as repair work is continues. Please exercise caution... MoreMonday, January 20, 2020UPDATE 1 – Richcraft Hall Burst Water PipeThe elevator in the south section of Richcraft Hall in front of Tim Hortons has been returned to normal operation, however the south entrance off University Drive remains closed while repairs are being made. The main building entrance on University Dr (north, closest to Steacie Building) has reopened as of 6pm Monday evening. A... MoreMonday, January 20, 2020Burst Water Pipe in Richcraft HallEarlier this morning, pipes feeding two radiators in the vestibule of Richcraft Hall at the entrance to Tim Hortons burst due to the cold weather. The steam from the hot water triggered the fire alarm and the building was evacuated. Fire crews attended the alarm and the building is clear for reentry. Currently, the... MoreLoad More → Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/fmp/?p=139