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Campus Wide Pressurized Irrigation

  • Project Number: DPW19-193
  • Project Manager: CJ Vargas cjvargas@boisestate.edu
  • Start Date: July 2024
  • End Date: July 2025
  • Last Updated: 3-28-2025

Project Scope:

The south expansion zone of the university is bounded by University Drive and Beacon Street on the north and south edges, and by Denver Avenue and Oakland Avenue on the east and west. All of the properties owned by the university in this zone are currently being irrigated with domestic water provided by Suez Water.

The initial scope included the installation of a pumping station and pressure irrigation main line along Belmont Drive, between S Vermont Av and Denver Av. Additional scope includes asphalt and concrete repair as well as providing lateral connections to this main for any new, or previously developed, university irrigation systems in the zone.

The initial scope is expanded to replace the existing gravity irrigation line between Rossi Mill head gate and the pump station on the north side of the SUB/SPEC with a pressurized system. This entails eliminating the existing pump station and installing a 2000 GPM pump station at the Rossi Mill head gate and upsizing the existing 12″ pipes to 18″.

Project Update:

The work in Phase 1 is complete with the exception of some small items
such as tree and sod installs that have been postponed until warmer
weather comes next Spring. With that, Phase 2 is well under way and we
are allowing the contractor to work ahead and make progress on some
parts of Phase 3 also, especially while the weather holds.


Phase 2 work encompasses the removal of the existing pump structure
behind the SUB, the excavation for and construction of a new one near Big Jud’s and the sleeving of a pipe from the new pump location to in front of the Children’s Center where the contractor previously ran the pipe to, earlier this Summer. A little bit of work will occur at Honors College to remove the small pump structure located there as it will not be needed going forward.


Phase 3 work includes taking the pipework from where we left off at the
Michigan crossing, heading alongside Norco, turning North, heading
towards University between the Rec Center and MCMR, crossing
University, heading partially around Bronco Circle and then over to behind the SUB to connect with the rest of the campus irrigation system.

Phase 4 work includes taking the underground infrastructure down Belmont from Vermont to Denver, so that we can tie into the Alumni & Friends Center. This work will be occurring between May 12th and July 31st. During this time, only a specific length of Belmont will be closed as the contractor moves along the path of their work.

Work Completed:

Phase 1:

  • Oakland Ave. stretch
  • Belmont Crossing
  • Belmont stretch between Oakland and Michigan
  • Lincoln Crossing
  • Michigan Crossing
  • Children’s Center

Phase 2:

  • 100% of the existing Pump Station has been demo’d
  • 100% of the excavation has occurred for the new pump station.
  • 100% of the sleeving work is completed between the Children’s Center and the new pump station location on Protest Rd.
  • 100% Idaho Power Coordination
  • 100% of the concrete has been poured back in front of NORCO.
  • 100% of the new pump station structure and pumps have been installed.
  • 80% of the pump station programming has been completed.

Phase 3:

  • 100% of the excavation between MCMR and the Rec Center has
    been completed.
  • 100% of the concrete placed on the pathway between MCMR and
    the Rec Center.
  • 100% of the Vermont Crossing Pipe is installed.
  • 100% of the excavation work along NORCO is complete.
  • 100% of the pipe has been installed in the Intramural Field.
  • 100% of the Vermont / Belmont intersection has been prepared for concrete.
  • 100% of the concrete has been placed on the North side of NORCO and the intersection.
  • 100% of the University Crossing has been made – pipe has been installed. Backfilling and asphalt has been poured. The sidewalk will be poured back next week along with the sidewalk affected by the Bronco Ln. path.

Phase 4:

  • 0% of the underground infrastructure has been installed.

Work in Progress:

  • Concrete pouring this week in front of Pioneer Hall and in Bronco Ln.
  • Bronco Ln underground infrastructure is 100% installed and pressure tested. Paving will occur on Monday, March 31st, and Bronco Ln can be expected to reopen the following day.
  • Testing and programming is taking place at the new pump station.
  • Plantings and sprinkler line repair will take place between now and April 15th.

Notice of Impacts:

  • Paving is to occur on Monday, March 31st throughout Bronco Ln.
  • Phase 4 (the last of four phases of construction) is set to begin on May 12th. The path of work is down Belmont Ave. between Vermont and Denver.

Disruptions:

  • Bronco Circle will be partially closed starting on March 11th and will extend through March 31st.

Outages:

  • N/A

Contacts:

In the event an emergency, call 911.

The Department of Public Safety Communications Center can be reached at (208) 426-6911 for non-urgent issues.