Drake’s campus is about to change with the construction of the new Science Connector Building and the new School of Education, and faculty, staff, and students will feel the effects this major construction project. Delivery of construction trailers and the fencing of the construction sites will begin next week. These changes—detailed in this site map—will be in place for approximately 18 months. Below you will find a list of the approximate dates of changes and milestones. I will periodically update these items as the changes occur.

Week of Jan. 25: Construction trailers arrive/set up

First week of February: Fencing of construction sites; closing south lane of Forest Avenue

March 14: Closure of 27th Street and various areas near the construction site:

• 27th Street will close north of Jewett Parking Lot (Jewett Parking Lot will remain open with access from Carpenter Avenue).
• All parking will be removed from the east side of 27th Street.

Note: Commuter parking can be found in the Fine Arts Parking Lot or the parking lot just to the north of Opperman Hall.

Summer 2016: Closure of sidewalk that runs east and west just to the south of Olin

Please review the map and let me know if you have any concerns or issues. Thank you.

—Submitted by Jolene Schmidt, Director, Operations and Support Services