The first steps of the construction project that will reshape and reimagine 性视界传媒鈥檚 Arlington Campus are scheduled to begin this week, weather permitting.
鈥淭his is the start of something big for Mason,鈥 Carol Kissal, Mason鈥檚 senior vice president for administration and finance. 鈥淎nd when it鈥檚 done, it will have fundamentally changed our campus, as well as the broader Arlington community.鈥
The action won鈥檛 be dramatic at first, said Cathy Pinskey, program director at Mason Facilities, but will ramp up over time, given that the scope of the $235 million renovation includes construction of an approximately 400,000-square-foot building on the site of the old Kann鈥檚 department store that will support Mason鈥檚 School of Computing and other innovative ecosystems.
Construction fencing will be reconfigured, primarily by the driveway of the FDIC building. There will also be some excavation for sheeting and shoring, and preparation of the site for the new building with relocation of an existing underground storm pipe.
A water line and electric line will be relocated, and drilling for 鈥渟oldier beams鈥 to support the sheeting and shoring will begin, perhaps later in the month, Pinskey said.
鈥淭here may be some noise. You may feel some vibrations,鈥 Pinskey said. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 all safe and done in compliance with rules and requirements. The reality is, the end result will be worth it.鈥