Cerritos College
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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More campus construction underway

Students will notice more construction on campus as Cerritos College undergoes major renovations, with some projects underway and others set to begin later in the semester and in the near future.

The construction is near the Metals Building, bookstore and Physical Sciences Building.

Robert Riffle, director of the Physical Plant, said that crews are installing new high-voltage transformers in the Metals Building.

Crews are also digging trenches near the bookstore and Physical Sciences Building.

The trenches are for a high-voltage line and new chilled water line, which will be tied into a loop from the Central Plant, said Riffle. “The chilled water is primarily for the air-conditioning system.”

Riffle added that this infrastructure project is currently estimated to cost $25 million.

In addition to the digging trenches and and installing the high-voltage transformers, crews are replacing boilers across the campus.

“We’re taking care of the boilers. We have 27 boilers, probably the whole campus,” said Joel Liguna, who works for Southern California Boiler.

The Cerritos College website states that this project is scheduled to be completed in October.

Linguna said that it would be completed in October or November.

Students will also see more construction in the coming months.

“Heavy-duty construction starts in December,” said Juan Camacho, a pipe welder who works for American Industrial, the subcontractor responsible for chilled water and gas lines. “By December you’re going to see a lot of movement, a lot of trucks.”

According to Camacho, this is just the beginning. “We’re just laying down the foundation,” he said.

He also said that a new automotive shop, which includes a new body and paint shop, and a new Olympic-sized pool will be built in the future, although he didn’t specify when.

The Cerritos College Web site has the pool listed as to be determined.

Riffle said that the chilled water loop would run from the Central Plant to “many or most of the buildings on campus.”

The Central Plant Building is located on the east end of the campus near the Aquatic Center.

Overall, according to the website, “The objective of Cerritos College is to update the campus, improve the look and to advance the educational experience of the students.”

Students can learn more about the construction on campus by going to www.cerritos.edu and typing “go bond” in the search box.

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