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Ohio University’s Patton Center of Education Under Way By Cindy Riley
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A project more than a half-century in the making is unfolding at Ohio University. The Patton Center for Arts Education will include an art gallery, lobby, performance hall and rehearsal space that are part of a broader initiative. “Ohio University has embarked on a $99 million comprehensive renewal of its fine arts facilities that will transform the way our students, faculty, staff and community experience art,” Cimmeron O’Connor, chief strategy of operations and facilities officer in the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts told Construction Equipment Guide. “The Patton Center is an opportunity to showcase the work of students and faculty in new and exciting ways.” In April 2025, a groundbreaking was held for the project, which is located on the main campus in Athens. The building is named in recognition of a $50 million gift from the late Violet Patton. “This project was a true celebration for all that the college has been able to accomplish, and also a look ahead for the possibilities to come with new facilities, equipment and opportunities to enhance the creating that is already taking place,” said O’Connor. “We were able to celebrate with several key donors and alumni and learn more about Dr. Patton’s legacy and passion for the arts.” O’Connor said the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts includes a number of outdated facilities designed for another era. “As the college has grown in both size and talent, renovation has become essential. Ohio sees this as an enormous opportunity to reimagine how we teach and share the arts. CEG CORRESPONDENT
Heavy equipment on site includes excavators, dozers, cranes and drilling rigs for aggregate rammed piers.
see PATTON page 6
ODOT’s New Truck Parking Facility Coming to Medina County As part of a statewide initiative to significantly boost truck parking in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will convert the existing Medina County north and southbound I-71 rest areas into a new truck parking facility. The rest area closed on March 2 to begin demolition on the current site. “There are additional rest areas within 30 miles of this location and upgrading these rest areas would have required a significant investment,” said ODOT District 3
Deputy Director Bob Weaver. “Converting them to truck parking will help to improve safety for all motorists along the I-71 corridor.” The project includes expanding from 10 to 29 truck parking spaces at the I-71 northbound location and from 20 to 66 truck parking spaces at the I-71 southbound location. In addition to parking spaces, the site will include lighting and a restroom facility. In total the project will cost approximately $6.8 million. On average, about 3,000 trucks pass the I-71 rest areas in Medina County each day.
A recent national study confirmed the need for additional commercial truck parking and identified locations where it’s needed. It also found there’s one parking space for every 11 trucks on the road. In 2024, Gov. Mike DeWine directed ODOT to address the lack of truck parking in the state and to begin construction of additional truck parking sites as soon as possible. Following an extensive review of ODOT property, Ohio will add at least 1,400 new truck parking ODOT graphic spaces at 33 sites across the state. Aerial view of I-71 northbound truck parking lot showing 29 see TRUCK page 8
truck parking spaces.