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The vending machines that were outside, on the south side of McHenry Library, have been relocated inside of the library foyer, on the wall next to the Chancellor's Office.
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Beginning today, November 18th, south-side access to McHenry Library (the side where the drive-up book return was located) is completely closed. The gate on the one-lane road, between the library, the Music Center and Performing Arts complex, is closed. A sign at the Music Center re-directs vehicles to park in the Performing Arts lot, or in the Hahn lot. The south library foyer doors have signs (shown in the photo below) saying that it is a construction area with no exit.
Access to the library, from now on, is only from the north side (the side with access to Steinhart Way). To walk to the Performing Arts/Music Center area from the north-side entrance, walk on the driveway at the back of the Chancellor's Office, past the construction trailers, and follow the path up the hill through Baskin Arts to the Performing Arts area. Bicycles should follow Steinhart Way (the road where the shuttles drive) around Kerr Hall to the Performing Arts area to access the meadow bike path.
CAPTION FOR PHOTO BELOW: South foyer doors with signs "Construction Area - No Exit" and "No exit from this side of the library - Please exit the north-side doors of the foyer - Pedestrian access is around the back of the Chancellor's Office, by Baskin Arts, by Kerr Hall, Steinhart Way, or the Hahn bridge"
CAPTION FOR PHOTO BELOW: Upper path at the back of the Chancellor's Office is closed off with a gate - use the driveway just below for pedestrian access
CAPTION FOR PHOTO BELOW: Down the lower path below the Chancellor's Office - this leads to a gate and an alternate route around the trailers up the hill through Baskin Arts to Performing Arts and the Music Center
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"McHenry Library Addition construction to limit access in area" by Louise Donahue
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This week the one-lane access road to McHenry Library's south side will be closed. A sign is now posted at the top of the Performing Arts parking lot next to the Music Center directing vehicles to park in the Hahn Building lot (across the walking bridge on McHenry's north side) or in the Performing Arts lot. There will be no public parking allowed past this sign. Pedestrian access will be re-routed to the north side of McHenry through the Baskin Arts facility (to the left -- if looking towards the library -- of the ARC Center building).
For more parking information during the construction, please visit the TAPS parking page on access to McHenry Library.
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There is a six-panel display in the McHenry Library foyer about the McHenry Addition and Renovation Project. The display will remain for the duration of the project.
Display from the north inside the foyer
Display from the south inside the foyer
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Due to construction of the north side temporary loading dock, which began on November 7th, access to the lower path between the Hahn Building and McHenry Library is now temporarily closed. From McHenry, pedestrians and bicycles may use the bridge to the Hahn Building and Hahn parking lot, or may take Steinhart Way, where the shuttles drive. From the Hahn Building, pedestrian and bike traffic is now re-routed to a path to the left of the closed path that connects to the bridge to McHenry (see photo below). The lower path will reopen once the temporary loading dock construction is finished.
On the left is the route next to the Hahn Building (shown) that leads to the bridge to McHenry, and on the right is the closed lower path.
Photo taken from the north entrance of McHenry Library
Photo taken towards the Hahn bridge and McHenry from Steinhart Way
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Devcon Construction will be taking possession of the McHenry Library construction site on Monday, November 14th, so as of that day access to the south side of the library will be limited to construction, emergency, service and delivery vehicles only. Pedestrian access will be re-routed through Baskin Arts Center and along the west side of the library to the north entrance.
Physical Planning & Construction will begin posting signs indicating alternate pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular routes next week.
For more information on construction impacts on parking and access, please visit the
Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) page regarding the Addition and Renovation Project.
Link to parking map & information
Link to disabled parking map & information
The construction fencing has been put in place on both sides of the library. Please note that both the south side stairs from the Music Center area and the one-lane drive are still open. The fencing being installed on the north side is to protect the area where the temporary loading dock will be.
South side fencing by one-lane road
South side drive fencing showing opening for pedestrian walkway
North side fencing where temporary loading dock will be constructed
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