Façade Replacement Program - Sir James Foots (47A)

25 Feb 2022

There will be disruptions at Staff House Rd & the Sir James Foots Bike Box to undertake cladding replacement works on Sir James Foots and Axon Buildings.

Please see schedule of disruptions below:

Timeframes	Times	Disruption
Monday 28^th February 2022	5am-5pm	Refer to the PDF Sir James Foots & Axon Cladding – Foyer Entry Closure 28^th February Foyer entry to Sir James Foots building will be closed. Alternative entry via the courtyard.
Tuesday 1^st March 2022	5am-5pm	Refer to the PDF Sir James Foots & Axon Cladding - Staff House RD & Bike Box Closure 1st March Staff House Rd will be reduced to one-lane and traffic control will be in place. The Sir James Foots Bike Box will be closed. Footpath closure as per the below disruption plan.
Monday 28^th February 2022 – Friday 25^th March 2022	All Day	Refer to the PDF Sir James Foots & Axon Cladding – Courtyard Impacts March 2022 Due to weather impacts, the Sir James Foots courtyard entrance and the general courtyard area will be closed during the revised dates below. Fire Exit impacts.
January to August 2022	Ongoing	Refer to the PDF Sir James Foots & Axon Cladding Replacement - Contractors Facilities There will be intermittent noise throughout the duration of the project during scaffold installation and cladding panel removal and install. The Loading Zone and Service Vehicle Parks on Staff House Road will be unavailable for the duration of the project. The Microwave area at the Staff House Road entrance to Sir James Foots Building will be inaccessible for the duration of the project. Guest Car Parks 11, 12 & 13 in the Sir James Foots car park will be unavailable for the duration of the project.

Expected noise disruptions:

Timeframes	Type of Noisy Work	Expected Areas of Disruption
28^th February 2022	Removal of subframing internally at the lobby entry	Sir James Foots Level 1 Lobby and directly above on Level 2
Until 1^st March 2022	Demolition of cladding	Rooms on the College Rd side of Sir James Foots Building Levels 5 – 8.
1^st March 2022	Excavation of garden area with 2 x machines	Rooms facing the courtyard on Levels 1-3 may hear general machinery noise.
2^nd March 2022 – 11^th March 2022	Erection of scaffold in the courtyard	Rooms facing the courtyard on Levels 1-4 will hear general banging during scaffold erection. Higher levels of the building may also hear some noise.
11^th March 2022 – 25^th of March 2022	Erection of scaffold in the courtyard	Rooms facing the courtyard on Levels 3-9 will hear general banging during scaffold erection. Lower levels of the building may also hear some noise.

Work details

This project involves removal and replacement of the existing cladding panels.

More information on the Façade Replacement Program of works can be found here:

Contact

Casey Fredrickson, Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure):

Call: 0408 339 936
Email: c.fredrickson@uq.edu.au

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience during this time. For more information on campus shutdowns, disruptions and road closures please refer to the Property and Facilities Division Road and buildings works page.

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