BYU: Campus Drive Demolition

Campus Drive was a ring road that allowed vehicular access to the internal parking lots of Brigham Young University’s campus in Provo:

campus_drive_close

It’s now closed, as you can see from the barrier in the middle of the street:

IMG_20130516_173144

campus_drive_former

I liked the old way, but to be fair we humans tend to have a status-quo bias.  Oh well, there’s a big hole in the ground now and the skybridge is gone:

IMG_20130516_173202

BYU’s worst-kept-secret is its network of utility tunnels.  A decade ago as an undergrad, I had friends who tried to get inside but the school keeps them well locked.  And for good reason.  BYU uses a central coal-fired steam plant to generate hot water to every building and dorm on campus.  These steam tunnels are genuinely steam tunnels.  And it looks like they’re building another one while they’re tearing this project up:

IMG_20130521_184857

 

IMG_20130516_173305

IMG_20130521_185111

IMG_20130521_185048

 

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.