Construction Alerts

We provide real-time updates on construction impacts, closures, and detours across campus. Our goal is to help you navigate safely while projects are underway.

Before You Travel Through Campus

Dates may shift due to weather, site conditions, or project needs. Map images and detour information are provided to help campus visitors, students, faculty, and staff navigate safely.


Roads & Parking

Closures or changes affecting streets, parking lots, service drives, and vehicle access.

roads & parking

Isotope Drive south of Engineering Building closed

Dates: Aug. 3 – Aug. 14

The entire area is closed to all vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrian and bicycle detours marked with signs around the Engineering Building, the LSC and Wagar.

This closure is to install a new water line for the Don and Susie Law Building.

Select the map below to view the closure area and detour routes.

Contact: (Facilities Management) Tanner Brown, 970-556-8951

Isotope Drive closed south of Engineering Building. Follow pedestrian detour signs around the Engineering Building and near the Lory Student Center.

Pedestrian & Bike Impacts

Closures or changes affecting pedestrian routes, sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, and campus access pathways.

Building Access & Elevators

Closures or changes affecting building entrances, interior access routes, elevators, and accessible pathways.


BUILDING ACCESS & ELEVATORS

Elevator in MRB (Molecular & Radiological Biosciences) closed

Dates: July 8 – Sept. 1

This closure is to fully modernize the elevator.

Contact: (Facilities Management) Garett Dreiling, 970-567-0396

Long-Term Construction Impacts

Extended construction impacts affecting campus access, circulation, building operations, or nearby areas over a longer period of time.


Long-Term Impact

LONG TERM: Glover Building / Don and Susie Law Building and surrounding area closed

Dates: October 20, 2025 – Summer 2028

This closure is to demolish the Glover Building, construct the new Don and Susie Law Engineering Future Technologies Building, and accommodate construction mobilization.

The site around the Glover Building is closed for construction. The majority of the Water Plaza area to the east of the building is closed. The pedestrian path to the west of the Wagar Building will remain open, along with the pedestrian path on the south side of the Water Plaza north of the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building and the Computer Sciences Building. Isotope Drive between the Glover Building and the Engineering Building will remain open. The portion of the Center Avenue Mall immediately west of the Glover Building will be closed. Pedestrians can use the walkway on the east side of the Lory Student Center.

Select the map below to view the closure area.

Contact: (Facilities Management): Tanner Brown, 970-556-8951


Long-Term Impact

LONG TERM: Outage for Allison Hall

Dates: May 19, 2025 – May 2027

Due to construction activities, Allison Hall will be closed from May 19, 2025 through May 2027. Other areas affected by this outage include Green Hall, Rockwell Hall, and Scott Bioengineering.

There will be a pedestrian and bicyclist detour route encompassing this area from Laurel Street at the north point of Allison Hall’s construction closure near Parking Lot 170, along the sidewalk on the east side of Scott Bioengineering, turning west on the path between Scott Bioengineering and Green Hall. The detour continues along the west side of Green Hall to Meridian Avenue, turns east on Plum Street, and extends back around the Allison Hall construction site along the east side of the closure south of Rockwell West and back to Laurel Street.

Contact: (Facilities Management): Sarah Maloney, 970-657-1064


Long-Term Impact

LONG TERM: Parking Lot #172 near Allison Hall closed

Dates: April 28, 2025 – May 2027

Allison Hall South Parking Lot 172 will be closed from April 28, 2025 through May 2027.

Reason for outage: Allison decommissioning activities beginning April 28, 2025.

Contact: (Facilities Management): Sarah Maloney, 970-657-1064

Need Help?

Facilities Management Customer Service can help route questions about campus closures, outages, access changes, and work requests.

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.