Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Projects Updates – September 6, 2024

Dear Neighbors,

Thank you for your interest in the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus construction projects. We strive to keep our neighbors informed about significant construction events with this email notification. As previously noted, these update emails will now be sent on a monthly basis beginning today, September 6, 2024.

This notice provides information on the construction of the Catherine and Isiah Leggett Building, the campus library renovation in the Resource Center, and the East Campus Garage repair for Montgomery College.

Upcoming activities and information:

General Project Updates

As we near completion for both the Leggett Building and Library/Resource Center projects, the following changes will be made to our community engagement processes.

• Update Email: Project updates will be sent monthly beginning today.
• Hotline Changes: The previous hotline number is no longer in use. For any campus related inquiries or comments, we ask that you call the following numbers: for non-urgent issues 240-567-1563, for urgent issues 240-567-3333, and for emergency situations always call 9-1-1. These numbers will be monitored by the College for communications and response.
• Ice Cream Social: Join us for an ice cream social to celebrate the community’s invaluable contributions in making The Catherine and Isiah Leggett Math and Science Building a reality and to thank you for your patience during the construction phase. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the planetarium of the Leggett building. Please enter the building from Fenton Street, continue down the corridor past the elevators, and turn right. Please enter the building from Fenton Street, continue down the corridor past the elevators, and turn right. Please RSVP to Shelly Alves at Shelly.Alves@montgomerycollege.edu.

Library/Resource Center—Renovation

• New York Avenue Entrance: Work is continuing to expand the ramp at the entrance on New York Avenue. Concrete work is complete. Welding for the guardrails is also complete. Beginning the week of September 9, this work will be wrapped up with painting of the ramp and guardrails, downspout, and landscaping, which will take approximately one week to complete.
• All activities, including the use of vehicles with backup beepers, are in compliance with noise ordinances. One lane of traffic will be closed as needed.
• Furniture Delivery: This month, furniture will be returned to the Library/Resource Center. Delivery trucks will proceed down New York Avenue, turn around on-campus, and return back up New York Avenue to Fenton Street. These deliveries will last approximately two days.

Leggett Building—Construction

• Timeline: Barton Malow is completing final items in and around the building. The faculty and staff are now working in the building, and classes began on Tuesday, September 3.

East Garage  

• Work to repair areas of the East Garage located at Fenton and King Streets is continuing. The work on the first, second, and fifth floors are complete, with work now occurring primarily on the third floor in this 5 story structure. We are hoping now that work is completely interior to the structure, some of the noise will be attenuated. This project is in compliance with the noise ordinances. However, we are continuing to pursue strategies to reduce noise where possible.
• Until further notice, work will be conducted on Saturdays. This is a short-term project and will wrap up in the coming months.

Please visit our website for additional information. You may contact us with questions at TPFacilitiesHelpDesk@montgomerycollege.edu or call the following numbers for any campus-related inquiries or comments: for non-urgent issues 240-567-1563, for urgent issues 240-567-3333, and for emergency situations always call 9-1-1.

Thank you,

The Montgomery College Team