Farm Lane: Road and Utility Reconstruction

When complete, this project will bridge the gap between the steam service along Wilson Rd through the recently installed steam service on the Farm Lane Bridge to the existing service on North Campus, providing better reliability and redundancy. Sanitary and storm mains serving this area have also been identified as needing replacement. This project will also provide critical utility needs for the PESB project just ahead of its opening.

This project will also promote pedestrian and vehicle safety with a reconstructed, re-aligned, and widened roadway through the signalized intersections at Farm Ln./S. Shaw Ln. and Farm Ln./Wilson Rd.

Overview of scope:

• Install a secondary steam service pipeline from Wilson Road to North Campus, above the 100-year flood plain.
• Provide steam, water, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer services to the new Plant and Environmental Sciences Building.
• Reconstruct roadway, intersection, and signals, including completion of the bike lane from Mt. Hope to Grand River for improved safety.
• Install an electrical duct from the TB Simon Power Plant to North Campus to support future electric demand and provide resiliency.
• Replace aged cast iron water main with ductile iron for increased reliability and capacity.
• Replace deteriorating sanitary and storm sewer mains.
• Complete a communication duct from Shaw Lane to Wilson Road to support campus current needs and growth.

Designs are currently being developed for a phased project for critical utility replacements that minimize campus operation impacts and disruption to any adjacent capital projects, including detour plans for campus communications.

Phase

• Design

Budget

• $22 million

Schedule

• Completion date: TBD

Capital project number

• CP24079