Second Coronavirus Test Negative for Worker at Western Construction Project  

A carpenter working on a project at Western’s Ridgeway Commons dining hall who tested positive last week for coronavirus took the test again on Saturday and tested negative.  

Another construction worker at the University’s new Interdisciplinary Science Building last week reported direct exposure to coronavirus from a family member. However, that family member was the carpenter who tested negative on Saturday. 

Everyone who was in direct contact with the carpenter tested negative for the coronavirus.  

The Ridgeway Commons dining hall is being upgraded for increased disability access. 

Work on the Ridgeway Commons dining hall and the Interdisciplinary Science Building is continuing under existing health and safety protocols for coronavirus. There are not many people now on campus, with summer session instruction entirely online and most Western employees working remotely from home. 

Western has a number of health and safety measures in place at these construction sites, including site-specific COVID-19 supervisors; appropriate personal protective equipment for workers; monitoring of worker and staff health, and sanitation and cleanliness requirements including regular cleaning and sanitizing of surfaces and frequent handwashing. 

For more information about COVID-19 site safety protocols, see: https://fdcb.wwu.edu/covid-19-construction-site-safety-protocols.