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Construction on schedule for Marshall projects
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Construction continues on the recreation center Monday, May 19, 2008, at Marshall University in Huntington.
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Construction continues on schedule for two new dorms, a new engineering building and a student recreation center at Marshall University.
Mascaro Construction is on schedule with the residence halls and recreation facility along 20th Street. The residence halls should be open by August, while the recreation facility is expected to be open by February 2009. Those facilities are part of an $82 million project.
The 80,000-square-foot student dorms will provide 780 beds in two buildings, according to the construction company's Web site.
The recreation center will be 121,000 square feet and house swimming pools, a running track, basketball courts, a climbing wall and racquetball courts. The facility also will be equipped with a wide range of exercise equipment, including treadmills, step machines and weight machines.
The engineering building, which is being constructed along 3rd Avenue, is expected to open by mid-August. Huntington-based Hager Construction is the contractor on that $4 million project.
All three building projects are within their estimated budget, Bill Bissett, Marshall's vice president for communications, said Monday.
