(Photo: Wrecking ball or cylinder swings into cement from tennis courts.)
Demolition of WSU Pullman’s tennis courts began June 1 and is continuing today. The courts are being removed to make way for construction of the WSU Life Sciences Building.
Alternate courts at Pullman High School and Hollingberry Fieldhouse will be used until new courts are constructed.
Twelve new courts, scheduled to be completed in mid-September, will be located on North Fairway Road across from the Student Recreation Center. The new courts will be built on the site of the existing golf course driving range and will include tournament-level lighting and an acrylic playing surface.
Indoor tennis courts in Hollingberry Fieldhouse also will be refurbish and refloor.
Construction of the WSU’s Life Sciences Building foundation will begin as soon as demolition is complete. The Life Sciences Building is the second in the planned seven-building Research and Education Complex.
The 2006 Legislature appropriated $10 million in its supplemental budget for the foundation project. In the weeks ahead, Lydig Construction will dig the foundation and install structural piles, pile caps and perimeter footings. Scheduled for completion in September, the site will be secured and maintained through the winter.
The Legislature indicated that it plans to provide funding for completition of the $67 million building in the 2007-09 biennium. If that occurs, the building could be completed in spring of 2009.
