{"id":74928,"date":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/the-sounds-of-summer-on-uris-kingston-campus-are-those-of-capital-projects-large-and-small\/"},"modified":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T00:00:00","slug":"the-sounds-of-summer-on-uris-kingston-campus-are-those-of-capital-projects-large-and-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/the-sounds-of-summer-on-uris-kingston-campus-are-those-of-capital-projects-large-and-small\/","title":{"rendered":"The sounds of summer on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus are those of capital projects, large and small"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. — July 11, 2019 — Ah, the sights, sounds and aromas of summer on a university campus — birds singing, flowers blooming, leaves rustling in the breeze and new students laughing and smiling tentatively as their orientation leaders try to make them feel at home.<\/p>\n

At the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston Campus, you can also add the sensory barrage of bulldozers, dump trucks, forklifts and backhoes, crews wearing hard hats and bright green and orange vests and of course traffic and parking changes. The results of this construction ballet will be more dynamic, comfortable and technological student neighborhoods; teaching, learning and research space; athletic facilities and transportation systems.<\/p>\n

There are the major projects like the $150 million College of Engineering complex, including the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, which when opened in the fall, will set a new global standard for engineering education and research and the 500-bed, $94 million Brookside Apartments, which will open in January 2020. But also well underway are numerous shorter term, but still important projects, including the overhaul of Fraternity Circle utilities and roadway, a new spur from the William C. O\u2019Neill Bike path to the Kingston Campus, and the installation of artificial turf and lights at Meade Stadium, the home of 溏心vlog免费B站 football.<\/p>\n

\u201c溏心vlog免费B站 is experiencing what could be a historic amount of construction activity undertaken in a very short timeframe,\u201d said Vice President for Administration and Finance Abigail Rider. \u201cFrom Brookside\u2019s new cafe and beautiful park-like landscaping to the transformational Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, we will be welcoming back our students, faculty and staff to some of the best living, learning, athletic and recreational facilities in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Kingston Campus projects are combined with work being done at the Narragansett Bay Campus and the W. Alton Jones Campus, the investment totals $286 million. They will enhance the University\u2019s existing student residential facilities and infrastructure, academic buildings, research and active learning spaces, athletic facilities, transportation and sustainability programs and even the historic Watson Farm House, the only building remaining from the original farm purchased in 1888 to establish the state agricultural school that become the University.<\/p>\n

Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n