If the weather cooperates for the remainder of the year, students and faculty returning for the spring semester will have total access to the Podium and associated buildings. Stanley Supinski, director of facilities, said the stairway from Amitie Plaza to the Podium should be completed by the end of November. Work on the circular seating area is moving ahead.
Additional concrete needs to be poured followed by the installation of paving block.
A large granite rock from a local quarry, which will hold a time capsule, will be placed in the middle of the seating area. The lower level of the Podium should be finished next month. Three handicap parking areas and service access will be available when completed. In January, students should have access via the Podium to all academic buildings except to Hudson Hall. Ratliff said the walking bridge over Broad Street will not open until late spring 1997.