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Southbound Main St. closed Thursday
First it was May 5, then it was bumped back to May 12. Today, JMU announced that southbound traffic on S. Main Street between Cantrell and Bluestone will be rerouted to High Street beginning this Thursday, May 8. It will remain closed throughout most of the summer.
Detour map available here.
Posted by Brent Finnegan, May 6th, 2008 under FYI, JMU, growth & construction.
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JMU detours delayed by one week
Traffic detours planned to begin today on S. Main Street have been delayed by one week, according to a statement released by James Madison University this morning.
Posted by Evan Dyson, May 5th, 2008 under FYI, JMU, growth & construction, news & meta-news.
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JMU’s centennial class concludes commencement ceremony
Thousands of students and parents filled the campus of James Madison University Saturday for the Spring commencement ceremonies, pushing JMU’s all-time graduate count over 100,000 since it was founded on March 14, 1908.
Posted by Evan Dyson, May 3rd, 2008 under JMU, events, news & meta-news.
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JMU’s East Campus Library nearing completion
James Madison University’s East Campus Library, one of several construction projects occurring on campus, is nearing completion. The $31 million project, which broke ground in September 2006, was designed by architectural firm The Design Collective, of Baltimore, Md., and built by Nielsen Builders of Harrisonburg.
Posted by Evan Dyson, April 30th, 2008 under JMU, features, growth & construction, news & meta-news, schools & education.
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Upcoming traffic changes around JMU
Tuesday afternoon James Madison University announced upcoming traffic changes related to the construction of the pedestrian tunnel under South Main Street to the Performing Arts Center.
Posted by Evan Dyson, April 29th, 2008 under JMU, growth & construction, news & meta-news, schools & education.
Comments: 11
JMU gets share of bond money
Perhaps the biggest story out of General Assembly yesterday was the approval of a $1.5 billion bond bill for construction projects around the state. According to a release sent out from JMU this morning, “More than $167 million in capital projects were approved for JMU by the General Assembly with an additional $2.8 million approved [...]
Posted by Brent Finnegan, April 24th, 2008 under JMU, growth & construction, news & meta-news, politics.
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“land availablitity decreasing fast”
In December, I posted about the seven-story building going up on the corner of Devon and Port.
There’s a story in The Breeze about the project, which is currently underway.
Posted by Brent Finnegan, April 4th, 2008 under JMU, growth & construction, news & meta-news.
Comments: 15
no drive day
Yesterday, local truckers participated in a nation-wide protest over the soaring cost of diesel fuel, by staying off the road.
Today, JMU is having their first annual “no drive day,” not necessarily because of the rising cost of gasoline, but out of a desire to reduce greenhouse gases.
Posted by Brent Finnegan, April 2nd, 2008 under FYI, JMU, the environment.
Comments: 3
(JMU) ecoSymposium 2
The second ecoSymposium will be held at JMU on Tuesday March 25. HHS 2301 from 7:00-8:15pm. The website says:
The ecoSymposium showcases the research being done on the JMU campus in topics such as environmental sustainability and renewable energy. This event will give a short glimpse into the research projects of seniors in various majors (Geographic Science, [...]
Posted by Thanh, March 24th, 2008 under JMU, events, news & meta-news, schools & education, the environment.
Comments: 4