power plant
Harris Hall entrances to be blocked
On Monday, July 25, construction to relocate campus power will begin to prepare for the demolition of the power substation next to Harris Hall. The north and east entrances to Harris Hall will be temporarily blocked and will be accessible as emergency egress only.
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Campus maintenance and repair projects supported through federal funds
Missouri S&T recently received over $4.68 million in federal funds to support two maintenance and repair projects: replacement of a 1950s-era electrical substation and removal of the university’s decommissioned power plant.
Read More »Demo to start soon on structures near power plant
The ancillary structures around and connected to S&T’s former power plant building will be removed in the coming weeks.
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Two-minute video chronicles chimney demo
Since 1895, students and employees at Missouri S&T could orient themselves around campus by looking upward to the chimneys atop the campus power plant. In 2014, the plant was decommissioned. No longer in use, the deteriorating chimneys needed to be removed. Watch as the brick-by-brick demolition process that took steeplejacks six weeks to perform is […]
Read More »Harris, Toomey doors temporarily closed
During the demolition of S&T’s old power plant chimneys, the entrance on the south side of Harris Hall and two sets of doors on the west side of Toomey Hall will be closed.
Read More »Power plant chimney removal to begin soon
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, construction fencing will be installed around the perimeter of S&T’s former power plant as crews prepare to remove the power plant chimneys.
Read More »Plans underway to remove power plant chimneys
More than five years after successfully decommissioning S&T’s World War II-era power plant, the university plans to remove the plant’s two chimneys due to safety concerns and maintenance costs.
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