UW Regents approve more than $2.1 million for three major building projects at UWL
January 29, 2021 7:39 PM Mike Tighe
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MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved three major building improvements totaling more than $2.1 million at UW-La Crosse Friday.
During a special meeting, the regents forwarded the improvements to the State Building Commission for its consideration in February.
The UWL projects include:
• $1.64 million to replace roofs on the Recreational Eagle Center and the Wing Technology Center. The flat roof sections of the REC are original to its 1995 construction and due for programmed replacement. The sloped metal roof systems on the REC and attached Child Care building were replaced recently, so the proposed replacement will preserve the rest of the building. Wing Technology Center, constructed in 1956 as a library, was renovated in 2001. Its roof is more than 20 years old and needs repl