Final Project - Jonathan Tercasio

A Day of Construction at UMD -





The soon-to-be football training facility sits beside Cole Field House at the University of Maryland. Construction projects like this one are constantly happening around campus, but not many people know what happens at these sites on a day-to-day basis. 


A sign posted on the fence of a construction zone on North Campus, warning potential trespassers of repercussions for violating their "No Trespassing" policy.
Two workers finish setting up the framework for a staircase that will lead to the new football training facility. 


A machine allowing a worker to lay down the siding for what will soon be the new Cole Field House on North Campus.

An excavator moving debris at a construction zone on North Campus.

A worker smoothing out a newly installed turf field at La Plata Beach on North Campus. 
A worker operates an excavator in front of Tydings Hall on McKeldin Mall. 
A worker spreading tar over a freshly patched hole on North Campus. 
Workers watch their colleague operate the excavator, to make sure he doesn't damage any underground pipes. They're working on Stadium Drive, right outside Cumberland Hall on North Campus. 
A sign posted on the gate of a construction zone on North Campus.
Two workers direct cars to the left side of the road, as work is being done on the right side. They take shifts directing traffic. 


Two workers power-wash the side of Knight Hall. 

Two workers shovel out the ground next to a retaining wall near La Plata Beach. 
Workers take a few minutes to converse during a busy say of construction. 
A worker writes in his notebook next to a dump truck near the soon-to-be football training facility. 
Workers put up a fence surrounding a construction zone. 
A worker takes his turn directing traffic on North Campus. Towards the end of the day, fewer workers are around as some go home early. 


Two workers leave a construction zone across from Knight Hall. Around 4 p.m., most workers pack up to go home. 
A group of workers walk with their lunchboxes to their cars after a day of work. 
Lights illuminate the vacant construction zone at night. By tomorrow morning, workers will arrive again for another day of construction. 


















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