Since the conclusion of the spring semester, the southern portion of the University of South Dakota campus has been the site of an extensive project.
Throughout the summer, work crews have been replacing and adding utility lines, at the estimated cost of $1.5 million.
"The work includes new water mains, storm
CAPTIONThis summer, portions of the University of South Dakota campus have been off-limits to the public as workers replace utility lines. The work is scheduled to be completed this month. (Photo by Travis Gulbrandson)
“Overall the project has gone as expected,” Wagner said. “We have found some old lines that were not on any documentations that we had, and the contractor has accidentally hit some buried lined, but nothing too surprising for a project involving underground utilities.”