They were dropping off a beam as we drove into the game last Wednesday. There is your completely uneducated update.
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I know...it cut me off from the best way of getting into the parking lots at Hilton lol.
I grew up in the Ames area, but I've been gone so long that I'd completely forgotten about Elwood being old name!
And yet no pictures from you. This will be remembered. Shame... shame... shame... shame... shame... shame...
One doesn't just forget that it was originally Elwood.
An old link, but a reminder about the name change and a bit of history.
www.iowastatedaily.com
Signs changed for switch from Elwood Drive to University Blvd.
For 150 years, the city of Ames and Iowa State have referred to Iowa State's gateway street as Elwood Drive. But at 11:22 a.m. Monday, they said goodbye to Elwood
Not a fan of renaming to such a generic name. If you're going to change the name why not George Washington Carver Blvd?An old link, but a reminder about the name change and a bit of history.
Signs changed for switch from Elwood Drive to University Blvd.
For 150 years, the city of Ames and Iowa State have referred to Iowa State's gateway street as Elwood Drive. But at 11:22 a.m. Monday, they said goodbye to Elwood
Great point! I'd suggest Jack Trice Blvd (may be taken, too lazy to look up), Cyclone Alley or honor more recent: Campbell Court, McCarney Mall, Purdy Parkway, Hall Highway, Allen Avenue (chase or lazard), Kolar Drive (couldn't think of K type road), Lanning Lane, or bring back Clyde Williams. How'd they make this change without consulting a CF poll?
New name proposed for Elwood Drive
University officials are proposing a name change to one of the most well-known and heavily-traveled streets on campus.
I'd bet they probably do it at night, but given the relatively short spans and I'm guessing the limited number of girders (probably 5 of them) they could do it on a weeknight and not really affect traffic too much. A good girder setting crew averages a beam every 15 minutes. Figure an hour for setup, 1.5 hrs to set, 1 hour to secure, an hour to teardown the crane. Maybe a 4-5 hour event.
Honestly, if the city lets them they could just close Elwood between 4th and 16th and do it during the day as well. Probably do it between 9AM and 3 PM so you don't affect rush hour traffic in Ames.
If I remember correctly, I believe some did say that they planned on closing the road for 1 day at some point. I will see if I can find where I heard that.
I can't find the video it is from. I think the last one Jamie sent out to fans, but the Iowa State Daily has this in their recent article:
"Eventually, the road under the pedestrian bridge, University Boulevard, will have to close once construction begins on closing the bridge. Pollard said the date of the closure will be towards the summer months when students are off campus, and less traffic will need that road.
An Iowa State Athletics spokesperson told the Daily it's too early to tell when the road closure will begin, as it largely depends on the weather throughout the spring."
www.iowastatedaily.com
"Eventually, the road under the pedestrian bridge, University Boulevard, will have to close once construction begins on closing the bridge. Pollard said the date of the closure will be towards the summer months when students are off campus, and less traffic will need that road.
An Iowa State Athletics spokesperson told the Daily it's too early to tell when the road closure will begin, as it largely depends on the weather throughout the spring."
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