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Closures affecting nearly everything from buildings to walking paths are abundant this summer as Northwest Missouri State University is in the third and final phase of its infrastructure modernization project. Beginning in 2024, the $105 million is the largest capital project in the University’s history, aimed at enhancing energy distribution; domestic water, sewer and stormwater systems; and heating, cooling and electrical systems on the campus, in addition to a variety of other facility enhancements. More information about the project, including a map of current closures on the campus, is available at www.nwmissouri.edu/alert/infrastructure/.
Construction related to Northwest’s infrastructure modernization project picked up in May after the spring semester concluded.
Trenches and open tunnel tops are common on the Northwest campus this summer during the final phase of its infrastructure modernization project, aimed at delivering more reliable, sustainable and cost-effective utility services.
A replacement of the plaza and reconfiguration of the Fourth Street crosswalk outside the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building began in May while finishing touches were completed across the street on the renovation and expansion of Martindale Hall.
Campus construction work in June included the replacement of the plaza in front of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building.
Improvements at Bearcat Stadium this summer include the replacement of its videoboard, which received a facelift in June with a larger, more modern display.
Wells Hall has undergone a complete window replacement this summer.
A worker placed a new window at the front of Wells Hall on July 21.
The window replacement project at Wells Hall is nearing completion as new windows were installed in the building’s front-facing offices on July 21.
The project to replace the windows at Wells Hall has given the building a new look.
Windows were replaced in Hudson and Perrin residence halls in June.
A construction crew reconfigured and replaced the plaza outside the B.D. Owens Library in June.
The landscape surrounding the entrance of the B.D. Owens Library got new sod on July 21.
A construction crew began replacing bricks on the west grandstand of Bearcat Stadium on July 20.
A worker prepared the concrete foundation of Bearcat Stadium’s west grandstand for a new brick facade on July 20.
A new layer of brick began to appear on the west grandstand of Bearcat Stadium on July 21.
The east plaza of the J.W. Jones Student Union is closed while it receives an upgrade.
The replacement of the east plaza at the J.W. Jones Student Union is one of several upgrades to pathways and entrances on the Northwest campus this summer.
Learn more about the project, including a map of current closures on the campus.
