Service disruptions

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• Posted: September 6, 2024  
• Updated: August 27, 2025
• Location(s): University Crescent
• Timeframe (Est): Until further notice
• Category: Road Construction

• Overview: Work on University Crescent and Pembina Highway continues into the fall. Road renewal commenced in late May and will last until October 2025. Construction along University Cres. includes utility upgrades, road renewal, new sidewalk, lighting and new traffic signals at Markham Road and Sifton Road. Traffic on University Crescent will be reduced to one lane in either direction from Thatcher Drive to Dysart Road. Construction on the Pembina Hwy and Abinojii Mikanah overpass will span the 2025 and 2026 construction seasons and will include lane closures and detours. Delays may be experienced during peak times. In order to minimize delays, please consider accessing and departing the UM Fort Garry campus via Chancellor Matheson Rd. Please plan accordingly. Barricades and safety signage will be clearly posted to safely direct vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians as required. Transit service will be maintained with temporary bus stop relocations when required. Transit reroutes may be required during special events. Caution should be taken at all times. Flag people will be on site to help direct traffic as needed. Your patience and cooperation to ensure everyone’s safety is appreciated. 

  UM Pick-up/Drop-off Areas: In order to reduce delays, interim pick-up and drop-off locations have been identified across the Fort Garry campus. See map for locations. For more information on travelling to and from the University please visit Getting here | University of Manitoba.

  For more information visit: University Crescent Pavement Renewals Project - Public Works - City of Winnipeg and Pembina Highway Overpass at Abinojii Mikanah: Rehabilitation and Related Works Project. 

   

• Questions related to City of Winnipeg road construction and infrastructure projects should be relayed to 311contact Ryan Cunningham.

• Posted: June 27, 2024
• Updated: August 27, 2025
• Location(s): Sifton Rd
• Timeframe (Est): Until further notice
• Category: Road Construction

• Overview: Sifton Road has reopened with one lane accessing University Crescent. Starting on or around September 1, the Sidney Smith Street extension through Southwood Circle will be open to vehicles exiting the Fort Garry campus. Construction on Sifton Road and University Crescent continues through October 2025 and delays can be expected. In order to minimize delays, please consider accessing and departing the UM Fort Garry campus via Chancellor Matheson Rd. Please plan accordingly.

  In order to reduce delays, interim pick-up and drop-off locations have been identified across the Fort Garry campus. See map for locations. For more information on travelling to and from the University please visit Getting here | University of Manitoba.

  Please plan accordingly. Some delays may be experienced during peak times. Barricades and safety signage will be clearly posted to safely direct vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians as required. Caution should be taken at all times. Flag people will be on site to help direct traffic as needed. Your patience and cooperation to ensure everyone’s safety is appreciated.
   

• Questions or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Vanessa Jukes Strutt  or (204) 996-5489.

• Posted: Feb 22, 2024              

• Location(s): Washrooms 113 and 114

• Timeframe (Est): Feb 15th, 2024 until further notice

• Category: Washroom closure

• Overview: Washrooms located at rooms 113 and 114 in the Architecture 2 building are temporarily closed due to a breach in the drain line in the crawl space.
  Our plumbing shop is currently working on formulating a repair plan to address the issue promptly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and assure you that we are working diligently to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.
  In the meantime, we will be posting signs to help direct you to the nearest available bathroom locations within the building. Your understanding and cooperation during this time are greatly appreciated.

  Questions or concerns regarding this shutdown can be directed to Bert Requeima or (204) 789-3822.

• Posted: May 22/24
• Location: Parking Lot A
• Timeframe: Wednesday, 05/1/24 Starting @ 6:00 am. until Further notice
• Category: Generator Maintenance
• Overview: We are in the final repair stages of having the North generator put back online. The temporary generator in parking lot A (see map for location) currently cannot be removed until a full load test to the existing one has been completed. 
  On Monday April 13th, a semi and trailer will be bringing a load bank and transformer to perform this task. Once the load test has been completed, we will be arranging to remove all the trailers from parking lot A.
  Questions or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Gino Gilberto at (204) 430-1302.

• Posted: September 11, 2024      
• Location(s): Greenspace (Former T-Block Bldg) between Med Rehab, Medical Services & Chown
• Timeframe: Thursday, September 19, 2024 to December 2026
• Category: Construction Laydown in Greenspace 
• Overview: Please be advised of the greenspace (former T-Block Building) will be turned over to the General Contractor as a construction laydown space starting Thursday, September 19, 2024 to December 2026. There will be four accessible parking spaces maintained on the east side of Med Rehab, see attached plan highlighted in teal.
  
  Question or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Mark Ager at 204-228-4664. 

The Joyce Fromson Pool is currently closed and will remain closed until further notice. 

An assessment revealed that it has reached the end of its lifespan and is no longer viable. The university is actively exploring options for replacing the pool 

UM remains committed to offering high-quality swim programming and will continue to update the community as more information becomes available about replacing the Joyce Fromson Pool.

Read the full UM Today story.

• Posted: September 16, 2024      
• Location(s): Elevator – Main Elevator #1 
• Timeframe (Est): Sept 20^th, 2024 – Until building construction is done
• Category: Elevator Shutdown  
• Overview: Starting September 20^th, 2024, the main elevator at Machray Hall will be out of service during building construction. Elevators at Parker and Armes will still be available at the tunnel level as usual. 
  
  Question or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Anne Cholakis at 431-278-8574.

• Posted: June 06, 2025
• Updated: October 1, 2025
• Location(s): Roof Renewal
• Timeframe (est.): Monday, June 9 from 7:00 am. to End of November 2025
• Category: Roof Renewal
• Overview: The Medical Services Building Structural Upgrades to the Roof Assembly Project is set to resume on Monday, June 9, 2025, with an anticipated/forecasted duration of 3 months (completion by ~mid-September).
• Our contractor (Winnipeg Building & Decorating) will be performing the work from the rooftop access; however, periodic construction noise (masonry chipping, sawing & hammering) is expected on level 200 over the course of this work.   The 1st phase of roof repairs will occur over the L200 Washrooms, which will allow for an initial evaluation of the noise levels encountered/migrating into L200 occupied areas.  Efforts to limit excessively disruptive/noisy activities to the early morning periods (7-8:30am) will be undertaken wherever the construction sequence of activities allows.   Please be aware that construction sounds will still be apparent sporadically throughout the day as various construction tasks are undertaken (lumber movement, sawing, hammering) on the roof.
• The highlighted location on Level 200 Floor Plan below shows the area of roofing renewal/where work will be occurring on the roof this summer: 

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• Questions or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Richard Chaput at (204) 770-3796.

• Posted: July 8, 2025 
• Location(s): North side of building 
• Timeframe (Est): Starting July 14, 2025, for the duration of the project
• Category: Access Shutdown  
• Overview: Mechanical Contractor will be proceeding with the replacement of sanitary sewer piping and storm sewer piping in the crawlspace of Architecture II building starting Monday, July 14, 2025. Access to the work area will be provided by exposing portion of the existing foundation along recessed courtyard at the north side of the building (Excavation Area 1). Adjacent area at the east side will be also excavated as required to connect the new lines to existing concrete pipes outside the building.
• Questions/ concerns regarding this shutdown can be directed to Alex Sopilnyak at (204) 797-5644. 

• Posted: July 14, 2025 
• Location(s): Roof 
• Timeframe (Est): July 14, 2025 - Ongoing
• Category: Roof Replacement and repairs  
• Overview: Work is beginning on the roof repair/replacement project affecting Agriculture and Plant Science buildings.  Contractors will be working on the roof for approximately 2 months to complete the repair.  Entrance to the buildings will be maintained with a protective walkway being constructed for pedestrian safety where required.
• Questions/ concerns regarding this shutdown can be directed to Dan Ionescu at (204) 293-7196 or  Kelly Thomas at (204) 770-3795. 

• Posted: July 18, 2025
• Updated: October 7, 2025
• Location(s): Entire Buildings
• Timeframe (Est): Friday July 18, 2025 - extended to December 15, 2025
• Category: Emergency Back Up Power  

• Overview: Please be advised the Emergency Backup Power serving emergency lighting and emergency power outlets on all floors in BMSB is not functional due to a fault in the power transfer switch. In the unlikely event of a MB Hydro Power Outage there will be no emergency lighting on the floors or power to devices plugged into the emergency power (RED) outlets. The Passenger Elevators will also not function. Voice data rooms will be affected on 400, 500 and 600. Mechanical ventilation systems will also be affected. Physical Plant will place emergency light battery backs in corridors on the floors that will assist in exiting the building.
  Life safety systems will not be affected and lighting in stairwells will remain energized. 

  Should a power outage occur please evacuate the building.

  Please review your local turn down protocols for labs and equipment for Power Outage events to ensure your own business continuity.

  Once repairs are complete notification will be sent out.
   

• Questions/ concerns regarding this shutdown can be directed to Ken Mularchuk at (204) 789-3636; or Chris Green at 204-272-3078. 

• Posted: August 12, 2025
• Location(s): Parking Lot S
• Timeframe (Est): Wednesday, August 13, 2025, until futher notice
• Category: Construction 

• Overview: Please be advised that a portion of parking stalls in S Lot, located between the Physical Plant and Stores buildings, will be closed for construction beginning Wednesday, August 13, 2025, until further notice, as per below:

  Permit holders who are unable to find available parking in S Lot are asked to relocate to R Lot, while utilizing the designated reserved permit section.

• Questions/ concerns regarding this shutdown can be directed to Parking Services at (204) 474-9483.

• Posted: August 28, 2025
• Location(s): Parking Lot ACE and Contractor Parking Lot
• Timeframe (Est): Tuesday, September 2, 2025 – September 2027
• Category: Parking Lot Closure
• Overview: Please be advised that Parking Lot ACE will be fully closed from  September 2, 2025 to September 2027.  The Contractor Parking lot will be partially closed for the same period.
• Questions/concerns, please contact Donna Sharpe at (204) 914-2872. 

• Posted: October 1, 2025
• Updated: October 20, 2025
• Location(s): Parking Lot A
• Timeframe (Est): Thursday, October 2 – until the end of November
• Category: Security Notifications
• Overview: Please be advised that due to contractor work taking place in Parking Lot A, the security notifier tower in that area will not be operating. Security notifications will be issued through the remaining towers on campus as well as the UM Safe App.
• Questions or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Kim Dandewich at (431) 323-5171.

• Posted: October 16, 2025
• Location:  Building roof work 
  Timeframe:  October 15th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  Category: Noise/Access disruptions
  Overview: Contractors will be working on the Stores’ roof project starting today Oct 15th until approximately end of November 2025. Please be aware that there will be lots of activity (tools, equipment & materials) around the building during this time as well as noise-generating work. Pylons will be set up to delineate the work area but you should avoid the area if possible.
• Questions and concerns regarding this disruption may be directed to UM Project Manager Kim Dandewich 431-323-5171.

• Posted: October 28, 2025
• Location: Loading Dock, Rm B05
• Timeframe (est.): November 5 to November 19, 2025 8am-4pm daily
• Category: Noise Disruption
• Overview: Starting on Nov 5th until Nov 19th contractors will start noisy work on the carbon tanks in Duff Roblin Rm B05.
  Nov 5-7th, a vacuum truck will be parked in the loading dock and it will be very noisy when in operation (80-90 decibels). The following week, Nov 10-19h, contractors will start to jackhammer out old tank/concrete in Rm B05. This will be noisy work and jackhammering will be intermittent throughout the day as they break it up and haul it way.
• Questions and concerns regarding this disruption may be directed to UM Project Manager Alex Sopilnyak (204) 797-5644.

• Posted: October 30, 2025
• Location: Parking Lot A
• Timeframe (est.): Sunday, November 30th, 2025 – 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
• Category: Electrical Power disruption for backup power
• Overview: On Sunday November 30th from 8am until 10pm, contractors for the Prairie Biologics Accelerator building being constructed on Parking Lot A will need to take the temporary generator power offline to relocate the generator.
• The main risk when removing the temporary generator from the trailers is that it will need to be disconnected from the existing power source. During this time, if a power failure occurs, there will be no backup power available for the Allen, Parker, Wallace, Duff, and Buller buildings. 
  The outage period would last for the duration it takes the contractor to disconnect the cables, lift the generator equipment off the trailers, place it on the ground, reconnect the cables, and test the system. This process is expected to take approximately 5 to 10 hours, during which backup power will not be available.  
• Questions or concerns can be directed to UM Project Manager, Kim Dandewich (431) 323-5171. 

• Posted: November 12, 2025
• Location(s): Dafoe Rd, Sidney Smith Rd & ALC Parking Lot
• Timeframe (est.): November 23, 2025, 7am-1pm
• Category: Roadways & Parking Lots
• Overview: On Sunday, Nov 23, 2025, from 7am-1pm there will be several partial road & parking lot closures on campus to allow contractors to install Pull Box Concrete Covers for the Hydro Project. See attached map.
  •    7am-11am        Dafoe Road – at entrance to ALC Parking Lot
  •    7am-11am        ALC Parking Lot – several parking stalls will be unavailable during this closure
  •    11am-1pm        Sidney Smith Rd – partial road closure near corner of Dysart
  •    HVAC/Heating-Ventilation will be offline on Level 100 & 200
• Any questions/concerns can be directed to UM Project Manager Mark Ager or ph# (204) 228-4664.