The construction near Merrill, Sweeney and Thorpe halls keeping students from parking in Lot 45 is almost complete.

The $21 million CMU Events Center construction is resulting in tree removal and large fences blocking busy sidewalks.

The construction project at the northbound and southbound Mount Pleasant exits of US-127 should be completed before winter.

Mount Pleasant will soon have 40 additional parking spaces downtown to alleviate parking concerns.
Construction on the $40,000 project began Monday along Lincoln Street between Court and Main Streets and should be completed in two weeks, said Mount Pleasant Director of Public Works Duane Ellis.

Code violations that forced university officials to rush to open Brooks Hall for the start of fall were not the only issues following summer construction.

Two freezers containing 7,000 to 8,000 samples of DNA from two student research projects were turned off.