Terra Engineering & Construction Co., Madison, Wis., is building a new $20-million utility system to support the growth of more than a dozen buildings on the west end of the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus.
Completely new, the system includes water mains, storm and sanitary sewers, cooling-water supply and return lines, high-pressure steam distribution for heating, electronic signal lines for controlling the buildings’ mechanical systems, electrical distribution lines, and fiberoptic, coaxial and data exchange lines. It also includes some road work and paving.
Not only do the new utilities replace 20- to 40-year-old components that supported the few original buildings constructed on the west end of the campus; they also expand capabilities to permit better efficiency and support current and future expansion of the area.