Yeah, they did the one to the east last week, in an afternoon, iirc. No idea what they’re waiting on.
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I drove thru this afternoon and (from what I could tell) water was flowing through the areas they created for it pretty well. Especially the rocky area east of 85e as it was full and looked like a river was running through the area. It was full but was taking on the runoff well.
It’s a bit foggy, but…finally!
I was wondering when they’d finish. Now, ground cover or sod?
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I'll never understand construction project management / schedule planning.
2 week since last home game?? --> HOLD!!
Less than 24 hours from tailgating?? --> YEET!!
I worked for FPM at the Physical Plant part time as a student, for a couple of years. One small part of my job involved finding projects (work orders) that were on hold for one reason or another, and reminding the schedulers.
Him: “Oh, that was on hold because a part was back ordered”.
Me: “I checked the invoices, that came in almost a year ago. It’s sitting on the shelf”.
Him: “Oh, okay.”
Two weeks later, a lead stopped by to collect all the parts.
That was fairly normal. On one suspiciously gathering dust in a back corner, they were still waiting for a back order…two years later. Cage just needed rattled.
Contracts (and cages) are often like that.
Is it just me? I feel like leaving the waterways like this through the winter, thaw and spring rains isn’t the greatest idea.
Maybe some straw? Does anyone do that any longer?
I do appreciate that they got this far.
BTW, I love being able to pull up the construction cam and see Ames. Spent twenty years there, including just on the far side of the band of trees in the distance, on S. Russell. And I have a dear friend about a block behind the camera.
Enjoy it!
Maybe some straw? Does anyone do that any longer?
I do appreciate that they got this far.
BTW, I love being able to pull up the construction cam and see Ames. Spent twenty years there, including just on the far side of the band of trees in the distance, on S. Russell. And I have a dear friend about a block behind the camera.
Enjoy it!
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I almost missed this. They found a solution for the erosion in the waterways.
Don’t let the soil into the drainage path.
In other words, they’ll push the accumulated soil back and landscape everything again next spring.
Fair enough. At least they decided.
*Just a thought. I’d like to see the Reiman Gardens folks do the final landscaping, assuming there’s a budget for it
Don’t let the soil into the drainage path.
In other words, they’ll push the accumulated soil back and landscape everything again next spring.
Fair enough. At least they decided.
*Just a thought. I’d like to see the Reiman Gardens folks do the final landscaping, assuming there’s a budget for it
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I can guarantee no other college fan site has had as much discussion on parking lot drainage ditches than Cyclone Fanatic. Love it.
I could see them seeding them with prairie grasses.
I know what prairie flowers blossom yellow or gold, so which blossom to cardinal or red?
Tell me that wouldn’t be perfect.
In honor of this…
A. The kybos were gone by 9am today. Company wasn’t messing around!
B. I made a quick check, and there are plenty of red flowering prairie grasses that could be used in the waterways. Hello, Jamie?
Yup, missed opportunity. Could have been a plaza/promenade from Alumni Center to CyTown
A. You must have missed all the times this was debunked the last time something similar was posted.
I’m not an expert, so I’ll let the folks who are repeat their rebuttals if they so choose.
B. There’s already a base sidewalk connecting the two that can be expanded or elaborated upon at need one day. You know, like after CyTown actually gets built?
Although the tailgaters who take over that green space might not be happy.
Its a drainage ditch... a flat space which covers it would provide them more green/paved space.
Okay, I’ll repeat what was already said.
A covered drain/culvert doesn’t provide adequate drainage capacity.
Believe they have started putting in some of the utilities for McFarland. Should ramp up going into the spring.
