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Brenau University Launches First Construction Projects in Decades By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Gov. Nathan Deal addresses the crowd at the South Metro Express Lanes ceremony.
Two Major Jobs Under Way With Yancey’s Help Official ground breaking ceremonies were held this fall on two major highway transportation projects, the Northwest Corridor and the I75 South Metro Georgia Express Lanes. Designed to alleviate heavy traffic conditions in some of the most congested corridors around Atlanta, the Northwest Corridor and the I-75 South Metro Express Lanes are expected to improve traffic flow, reduce trip times and bring economic growth to the region. In September, Gov. Nathan Deal, state transportation officials and county leaders broke ground on the most expensive transportation project in the history of Georgia, the Northwest Corridor. The $834 million managed lanes projsee YANCEY page 10
Construction is under way on the Brenau University Gainesville campus to replace several decades-old buildings with new sorority houses and an additional residence hall. A number of projects, including the first phase of the redevelopment of the high-profile Downtown Center, represent the first major construction on the Brenau campus in decades. Currently, crews are focusing on Sorority Row. “We actually began preparation in late April by assisting students and sororities in moving out of those facilities that would be razed, particularly in dealing with sororities that might have had memorabilia that could be saved for use in the new halls,” said Dr. David Barnett, senior vice president of administration and CFO of Brenau University. “As soon as students were out of the halls, Georgia Power moved in to begin work on upgrading the underlying power grid. “We also started removing recyclable material from the buildings that were to be razed. Once the power and other utility issues were dealt with, we started the full demolition of the buildings, debris removal and other basic elements of site preparation.” The nearly 900-student Women’s College, which began in 1878 as the Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, represents almost a third of the total student body of the university. Brenau also offers coeducational undergraduate and graduate programs on campus and online, but the Women’s College is the only residential part of the institution. Brenau also is the only women’s college in the country that has dedicated houses for national sororities.
Crew demo the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house.
The four new houses for Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu are being built in tight rotation. The foundation crew will complete work on the first, then move to the next. The framing and roofing crew also will move from one to another as they finish. Barring unforeseen circumstances, students should be able to move into the first house when it’s completed by March 2015, and into each of the other three as
the work wraps up. “The demolition on the Brenau campus of four existing sorority houses has occurred, along with associated hardscape,” said Brian Daniel, president of general contractor Carroll Daniel Construction Company. “The rerouting of existing utilities is being coordinated with the demolition project.” The project involves site work, utility see BRENAU page 4