Carver construction: Trench drain to be installed Oct. 3

The recent heavy rains on the Western Washington University campus have overwhelmed the storm mitigation efforts in place on the east side of the Carver Academic Facility construction site. Water ran through the barriers and turned the work site into a muddy mess.

To avoid this situation in the future, a trench drain will be installed just outside the construction fencing between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Flaggers will guide pedestrians through the detour routes. The work area will be delineated but not fenced. The work involves brick removal, hand digging, mini excavator trenching, installation of the trench drain and backfilling.

For more information or to share concerns about this work, contact Dale Krause, construction coordinator, at 360-650-4646 or dale.krause@wwu.edu.