A campus-wide alert was sent out to all faculty, staff, and students concerning a concrete slab that had collapsed in the Walker Gym Varsity Weight room on Wednesday. Part of the fire proofing separated from the slab, and fell onto the ceiling of the weight room. The room was immediately closed as the Facilities staff responded to the incident.
Union Stone and CEC Engineers, contracted by the University, began work on fixing the collapse immediately. They plan on finishing the repairs next Friday, February 12. The repairs will involve inspecting the extent of the damages, removing any loose sections of fire proofing, and installing new fireproofing where necessary. Until then, the weight room is expected to remain closed, and there will be intermittent noise in the surrounding areas due to the construction.
The Stute reached out to John Lanza, the interim Director of Maintenance in the Division of Facilities and Campus Operations of Physical Plant. Unfortunately, he was not available in time to comment on the collapse. The issue is not expected to interfere with day-to-day operations in Walker Gym, but hopefully this is not a precursor to further structural issues with Walker Gym.
