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Construction Schedule and Progress

Big Shift Construction Schedule and Progress

Big Shift is taking a district-by-district approach to make the massive infrastructure change manageable. Construction for the first and biggest district, the Quad district is complete. Construction in the "Sprocket District" is now underway. Track progress and upcoming construction below. See exactly where construction is happening on the Big Shift interactive map.

Sprocket District - In Progress

Key: ✓ = Complete; ♦ = In Progress | Table updated: Oct. 24, 2025

Location

Construction Timeframe

Safety

Trench

Pipeline Fabrication and Placement

Insulate and Backfill

Surface Restoration

Fences come down

Noise level

 

Low

Medium to High

Medium to High

Medium

Medium to High

Low

Art Annex/Wright Hall
A small segment of hot water pipes will be installed between Art Annex and Wright Hall
7/31 – 8/29/2025

Hoagland Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed between Hoagland Hall and Asmundson Hall
8/14 – 10/21/2015

Lot 21 (entrance)
Hot water pipes will be installed near the south entrance of Lot 21, in between Indio Hall and Cowell Building
8/22 – 10/10/2025

Regan Hall Circle - Cowell Building
Hot water pipes will be installed along Regan Hall Circle near Cowell Building
9/15 – 10/23/25

Chemistry Building
Hot water pipes to be installed along the east side of the Chemistry Building
9/26 – 10/24/2025

Regan Mechanical 
Hot water pipes will be installed near the Regan Mechanical building
10/15 – 11/11/2025

 

 

 

Reagan Hall Circle (west)
Hot water pipes will be installed along a portion of Regan Hall Circle east of Segundo Commons to Indio Hall
10/22 – 12/4/2025

    
California Avenue - Cruess Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed in the lawn between Cruess Hall and California Avenue
Late October to mid December 2025      
Sprocket Bikeway - Segundo Dining Commons
Hot water pipes will be installed between the Segundo Dining Commons and the Sprocket Bikeway bike circle
Mid November 2025 to early January 2026      
California Avenue
Hot water pipes will be installed along a portion of California Avenue north of the intersection of North Quad to Cruess Hall
Early December 2025 to mid January 2026      
Reagan Hall Circle (east)
Hot water pipes will be installed along a portion of Regan Hall Circle south of Sereno Hall and Indio Hall
Early December 2025 to mid January 2026      
Lot 21
Hot water pipes will be installed in parking Lot 21 near Cowell Building
Mid December 2025 to mid January 2026      
Mann Laboratory
Hot water pipes will be installed in Lot 26 near Mann Laboratory
Early January to mid February 2026      
Lot 25
Hot water pipes will be installed across the north end of Lot 25
Mid January to late February 2026      
Kleiber Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed between Kleiber Hall, Storer Hall and Kleiber Hall Drive
Mid January to early March 2026      
Miller Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed near Miller Hall
Mid February to early March 2026      
Orchard Road - Lot 25
Hot water pipes will be installed across Orchard Road connecting the Activities and Recreation Center to the lawn near the Segundo Dining Commons
Late February to mid April 2026      
Segundo Services Center
Hot water pipes will be installed from the Segundo lawn to the Segundo Services Center
Early March to mid April 2026      
Segundo bike path
Hot water pipes will be installed along the bike path between Bixby Hall and Campo Hall to the Segundo lawn
Early March to late April 2026      
ARC Loading Dock
Hot water pipes will be installed at the loading dock for the Activities and Recreation Center
Mid April to mid May 2026      
Activities and Recreation Center
Hot water pipes will be installed along the lawn on the west side of the Activities and Recreation Center
Mid April to late June 2026      
Orchard Park Greenhouses (east)
Hot water pipes will be installed through the Orchard Park Greenhouses
Mid April to early July 2026      
Malcolm Hall
Hot water pipe will be installed near Malcolm Hall
Late April to mid June 2026      
University Credit Union Center bike path
Hot water pipes will be installed along the bike path between La Rue Road and the University Credit Union Center
Mid June to mid July 2026      
Sprocket Building
Hot water pipes will be installed from Regan Hall Circle to Sprocket Building
Mid June to mid August 2026      
Orchard Park Greenhouses (west)
Hot water pipes will be installed throughout the Orchard Park Greenhouses
Early July to late July 2026      
University Credit Union Center (west)
Hot water pipes will be installed in the lawn west of the University Credit Union Center
Mid July to mid August 2026      
Orchard Park Greenhouses (northwest)
Hot water pipes will be installed along Orchard Park Drive and in between rows of greenhouses
Late July to early September 2026      
La Rue Road
Hot water pipes will be installed across La Rue Road, connecting lines through the Student Wellness Garden and near the Activities and Recreation Center
Mid August to mid September 2026      
Currant Hall
Hot water pipes will be install between the Engineering Bikeway and Pine Hall, alongside Currant Hall
Mid August to late September 2026      
Meyer Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed between Meyer Hall and Bioletti Way
Early September to late September 2026      
Student Health and Wellness Center
Hot water pipes will be installed near the Student Health and Wellness Center through the Student Wellness Garden
Mid September to late October 2026      
Cole C
Hot water pipes will be installed between La Rue Road and Cole C
Late September to mid October 2026      
Lot 44
Hot water pipes will be installed on the northwest side of Lot 44
Late September to late December 2026      
Putah Creek Lodge Drive - Cole A
Hot water pipes will be installed between Putah Creek Lodge Drive and Cole A
Mid October to early November 2026      
Bioletti Way - Kemper Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed along Bioletti Way, north of the Bainer Hall Drive intersection between Pine Hall and Kemper Hall
Late October to mid December 2026      
Putah Creek Lodge Drive - Cole B
Hot water pipes will be installed between Putah Creek Lodge Drive and Cole B
Early November to late November 2026      
La Rue Road - Putah Creek Lodge Drive
Hot water pipes will be installed near the intersection of La Rue Road and Putah Creek Lodge Drive
Late November to mid December 2026      
Bioletti Way - Lots 44 & 47
Hot water pipes will be installed along Bioletti Way between the entrance to Lot 44 and the entrance to Lot 47
Mid December 2026 to mid January 2027      
La Rue Road - Cole Facility
Hot water pipes will be installed along La Rue Road, north of Cole Facility
Mid December 2026 to late January 2027      
Putah Creek Lodge Drive - Cole Facility
Hot water pipes will be installed along Putah Creek Lodge Drive near Cole Facility
Mid December 2026 to mid February 2027      
La Rue Road - Lot 47
Hot water pipes will be installed along La Rue Road just east of the entrance of Lot 47
Early January to late February 2027      
Bioletti Way - Meyer Hall
Hot water pipes will be installed along Bioletti Way, near Meyer Hall
Mid January to mid March 2027      
TES site
Hot water pipes will be installed near the Thermal Energy Storage site
Early March to late April 2027      

 

Quad District - Complete

With all the pipes laid, trenches filled and sidewalks and landscapes restored the Quad District is complete! The table below shows all the work accomplished in the first district.

Key: ✓ = Complete; ♦ = In Progress

 

Construction Duration*

Safety

Trench

Pipeline Fabrication and Placement

Insulate and Backfill

Surface Restoration

Fences come down

Noise level

 

Low

Medium to High

Medium to High

Medium

Medium to High

Low

Storer Mall
segment 6.65

7/18 - 9/16/22

Chemistry
segment 3.3

5/16 - 5/31/22

Shields Library
(East side)
segment 4.1

3/14 - 5/20/22

South Hall
segment 4.9, 4.10

3/9 - 5/20/22

Voorhies Hall
segment 4.12

2/28 - 5/20/22

Shields Library
(Northeast Corner)
segment 4.6

2/7 - 3/11/22

Dutton Hall
segment 4.11

2/7 - 3/8/22

Olson Hall
segment 4.2

1/24 - 3/11/22

Shields Avenue at East Quad
segment 4.8-1, 4.8-2

 

12/13-3/4/22

Sproul Hall
segment 4.4, 4.5

11/15-1/21/22

 

 

 

 

 ✓

Robbins & Hart Hall
segment 6.8

11/11 - 1/24/22

California Lecture Hall
segment 6.4

10/4 - 10/15/21

Everson Hall
segment 3.4

9/28 - 11/30/21

Hutchison Drive
(Art Building & Everson)
segment 3.6, 3.8

8/16 - 1/28/22

Surge III
segment 2.1

8/10 - 10/1/21

Hutchison Drive
(Everson Hall)
segment 3.2

7/30 - 9/30/21

Hutchison Drive
(between Olson Hall and Music Building)
segment 4.3

7/15 - 8/16/21

Sciences Lecture Hall
segment 2.2

7/13 - 8/20/21

East Quad
segment 4.7, 4.13

7/12 - 8/20/21

Hutchison Drive
(at Student Community Center)
segment 3.1

7/10 - 7/30/21

North Quad/California Ave
segment 6.1-1

 

West Quad/Memorial Union
segment 5.5

5/10 - 6/28/21

Hutchison Drive
segment 2.5

5/10 - 6/4/21

California Ave
segment 6.9

4/21 - 6/4/21

California Ave
segment 6.7

4/12 - 6/4/21

Wickson/Kerr Hall
segment 6.3

3/22 - 5/7/21

California Ave
(at Robbins Hall)
segment 6.6

3/8 - 4/19/21

Asmundson Hall
segment 6.2

3/1 - 3/26/21

Bioletti Way 
(at Latitude) 
segment 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

2/18 - 6/11/21

Chilled Water

(Hutchison at Learning Center)

2/1 - 5/9/21

California Ave.
(at California Hall)
segment 6.5

12/21 - 3/5/21

Silo

segment 2.4

12/10 - 1/11/21

Tercero Hall Dr.
(at Currant Hall)
segment 1.1 (See detour.)

12/7 - 4/16/21

Plant & Environmental Sciences and Hunt Hall

segments: 5.7, 5.8

11/13 - 3/19/21

Young Hall
(along East Quad)
segment: 4.15

11/10 - 3/19/21

Hickey Gym
segment: 5.2

10/5 - 10/30/20

California Ave
(near Asmundson Hall)
segment: 6.1-2

9/16 - 12/10/20

Veihmeyer Hall
segment: 5.9

9/15 - 10/30/20

Young Hall
(Courtyard)
segments: 4.16, 4.17

8/31 - 11/31/20

East Quad
(at Memorial Union)
segments: 4.14-1, 4.14-2

6/4 - 12/18/21

North Quad
(west of West Quad)
segments: 5.6-1, 5.6-2

5/26 - 10/28/20

North Quad
(east of West Quad)
segments: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

5/26 - 9/2/20

        

*Timeframe excludes final surface restoration.