By Dylan Kyle
Staff Writer for The Cuestonian

Despite the weather and the return of students, construction crews have maintained their schedule on the new Performing Arts Theater. 

The theater is due to open in fall of 2009. The state-ofthe-art building has seen no on-site injuries or loss of time. 

The heavy rains earlier this winter caused some delays, but no setbacks for the crew of roughly 35 construction workers. Terry Reece, Physical Plant supervisor said gravel wasbrought in to create a path over the mud for the transportation of vehicles and equipment. During the wet weather, a crew of six to eight workers remained on site in order to keep construction moving. 

Once the exterior of the building is complete, the second phase of construction will take place inside. Installation of seating, lights, and scene shop materials are the final steps toward theater completion. 

Ted Fox, regional director for Lundgren Management, said that over the next year, thousands of pieces of material will be brought on site to bring construction to an end. If there isn’t enough room for all of the steel beams, concrete, and nuts and bolts inside the fences, then a few more parking spots may be taken up, but that doesn’t seem likely. “We hope to fit everything inside our site now,” said Fox. 

Physical construction started in December 2006, and with over 20 prime contractors working together, everything seems to be flowing smoothly. “It looks like it’s going fast. Compared to all the other construction around SLO, it looks like it’s making progress,” said Cuesta College student Jadon Hicks. 

The new parking lot will be laid down over the summer of 2009 with approximately 200 spaces. Landscaping around the building will be the last and final touches.