Library Construction Update -- March 14, 2004

Citing safety issues, the City of Kalamazoo has slightly
altered the College's proposed traffic flow pattern for the
duration of library expansion and renovation project. The
College had reported during its meetings with neighbors
that Academy Street between Bulkley and Thompson would be
two-way during construction. This has been changed.

A ten foot wide lane representing the north portion of
Academy Street between Thompson and Bulkley will be offset
with concrete barriers and become the lane for construction
traffic. This construction lane will be one-way from east to
west. Next to the construction lane will be a 14 foot wide
traffic lane, one-way from west to east.

As a result of this change, parking on the south side of
Academy Street should not be affected by the construction
project.

Construction traffic will access the site by driving west on
Academy Street and unloading in the construction lane.
Construction traffic will exit the site by proceeding west
on Academy Street to Monroe, and there turning south to
Michigan Avenue.

Salvage operations are continuing in the houses on the
expansion site and the razing of the houses will begin on
March 24th and take approximately 1.5 weeks.

Move of Books and Periodicals

Pre-1990 journal volumes have been moved to off-campus
storage and are unavailable until the end of the construction
project. JSTOR, Project Muse, InMICH, and interlibrary loan
services are available and complement the collections at
Western Michigan University.

More recent journal volumes are being moved to on-campus
storage and are available for use. They may be requested at
the circulation desk. Once the journal collection move has
been completed, the move of the book collection will be started.
Progress on the move project is posted on the bulletin board in
the library lobby.

Thank you,
Lisa Palchick
Dean of Libraries & Information Services