LSC publication and road detours are announced

With construction of Lake Source Cooling under way on campus and in the city and town of Ithaca, Cornell's utilities department has produced a publication for delivery to every household in the area "to describe the project and clarify issues raised during the long approval process."

"For the Environment" is included in copies of today's Ithaca Journal and will be mailed this weekend to residents who do not subscribe to the paper. Calling Lake Source Cooling "one of the most significant environmental initiatives ever undertaken by an American university to promote a sustainable future," the eight-page tabloid includes a history of the project, excerpts from statements by scholars and environmentalists who support it, a graphic explanation of how it will work, answers to frequently asked questions and a description of water-quality management activities.

Construction of the chilled-water transmission pipeline between the campus and the lake shore has progressed to the point where two major traffic detours are now in effect.

·On campus, East Avenue is open southbound only between University Avenue and Tower Road. Until Aug. 19, northbound auto traffic will be routed via West Avenue or Judd Falls Road. The Clark Hall driveway is accessible by autos from the southbound lane of East Avenue, and the A.D. White House parking lot is accessible through the Bailey Hall parking lot via a temporary road alongside the Big Red Barn. The east sidewalk along East Avenue and the sidewalks on the slope to and from Rockefeller Hall also are closed. Pedestrians can use sidewalks along the Clark Hall driveway or on the grounds of the A.D. White House.

·Off campus, the Fall Creek Bridge at Lake Street is closed to auto traffic until Labor Day. Campus-bound motorists are being detoured by way of Cayuga Street, Buffalo Street and Stewart Avenue. Individual street closings and suggested detours will be posted and publicized as construction proceeds.