Major changes in the works for college Avenue, several buildings to be demolished and a state of the art large student center to be built
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Anyone have an update on when we can expect progress on this project?
Walked by Browers today and saw a construction fence around the front and courtyard
About freaking time that eyesore is going to be gone. Better late than never.
One thing to keep in mind with any major building and planning at Rutgers is the search for a new president. Nothing major is going to happen until we get a new president. This is true for any major planning at Rutgers. Who knows what direction the new President will want to go in, so most things go on hold.
Wasn’t this in the plan before Holloway?
That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
These things went through tons of planning and approvals years ago. I’d have to hope / imagine it’s all been included for in the budgets , resourcing etc for next few years. Bids already awarded, etc
I can’t imagine that whole thing gets held up or reversed by a new hire .. who likely would need months on the job before something like this warrants any of their attention for even a download on current status
Yes the original Rutgers 2030 plans were first made before Holloway. With a project as big as Rutgers 2030 the entire thing is not budgeted at one time. Parts of it are budgeted at a time, usually yearly as part of the yearly budget. Anything that has been budgeted will more then likely go through, but any plans that haven't been budgeted may never happen.
I good example of this is the proposed boardwalk on the Raritan. This was part of the original Rutgers 2030 plan, but it is no longer part of the plan.
I good example of this is the proposed boardwalk on the Raritan. This was part of the original Rutgers 2030 plan, but it is no longer part of the plan.
Do we know what was budgeted and will start construction before a new president is hired or during their first year?
My guess (and this is not based on any inside information) is that the demolition will go forward as scheduled, but that the new president will be able to alter the plan for what happens after that. Keep in mind also that budgets for future years are subject to change as conditions do.
I'm not 100% sure what was approve or not. I believe the start of the college ave greenway will be done, but I wouldn't hold out hope for the football fieldhouse since that I believe is still in the planning stages waiting for funding.
The football fieldhouse was estimated to cost $150 million five years ago before inflation set in. The cost now is probably at least $200 million. At least half was supposed to come from private sources and (thanks to the pandemic and the need for NIL money) fund-raising doesn't seem to have begun. I think it's going to be a long time before we have the fieldhouse. So @rutgersal will have plenty of opportunities to post about how much we need one for recruiting.
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