The McKinley Avenue Project
Ball State is presently rebuilding its primary thoroughfare, McKinley Avenue, which has long been in need of re-paving. At present it is a dirt road with a lot of large machinery moving around on it.
The street is being rebuilt completely with new storm sewers, a central tree-lined median, and new brick sidewalks. It should look really nice when it is finished, and will definitely be a big improvement to the campus.
The storm sewers seem to be mostly in place at this point. I will try to post some more pictures as the project progresses. Most recent are some views from the evening of June 7, 2005. They were taken between 10:00 and 11:00 PM.
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| 6-7-05 View of the Bell Tower from the AJ Building Crossing | |
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| View from ground level | The AJ Building Crossing facing east |
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| View south from the crossing | |
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| Note stakes at left for future traffic island with trees | |
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| View south from near the Bell Tower | |
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| View south from Neely Avenue | |
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| The Bell Building admist construction | |
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| Gravel on McKinley north of Neely | |
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| View toward HPL Building | Project sign |
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| A rendering of the finished boulevard | Orange barrels on Neely by the Architecture Building |
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| 6-3-05 Intersection of McKinley & Neely Avenues | Neely Avenue from the Architecture Building |
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| View from the North Quad/"University Green" | A typical sign |
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| View South on McKinley from the AJ Building Crossing | View North on McKinley from the AJ Building Crossing |
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| The AJ Building Crossing - only point between Riverside and the HP Building where pedestrians can cross | View southeast from the stair tower of the AJ Building showing the Atrium Terrace in foreground |
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| View of AJ Building Crossing and Bracken Library | View east across AJ Building Crossing |
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| 5-16-05 View from Riverside Avenue | "Sidewalk Closed, No Pedestrians" |
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| Components of the new storm sewer piled up on the dirt road in front of the AJ Building | View from in front of Bracken Library towards the AJ Building |