{"id":109765,"date":"2026-04-28T15:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/?p=109765"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:29:30","slug":"alley-near-columbia-hall-closed-may-4-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/2026\/04\/alley-near-columbia-hall-closed-may-4-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Alley near Columbia Hall closed May 4-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, May 4, the alley east of Hamline Street, situated between the Center for Biomedical Research and the Neuroscience Research Facility, will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The closure, expected to last through May 26, will allow for new pavement to be poured following the recent installation of underground piping in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Barricades will be installed to block traffic in the alley behind Columbia Hall that extends from Fifth Avenue North to Sixth Avenue North, and signage will direct pedestrians to walk around the east side of the Center for Biomedical Research to bypass the area.<\/p>\n<p>An image below shows the area of the closure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Alley-Closure-11.10-uletter.jpg\" alt=\"Map showing area of alley closure with a pedestrian detour indicated to the east of the biomedical research building and vehicle detours indicated through the east parking lot and west to Hamline Street.\" width=\"800\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Alley-Closure-11.10-uletter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Alley-Closure-11.10-uletter-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Alley-Closure-11.10-uletter-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/uletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Alley-Closure-11.10-uletter-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UND Facilities Management<\/strong><br \/>\n701.777.2591<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, May 4, the alley east of Hamline Street, situated between the Center for Biomedical Research and the Neuroscience Research Facility, will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. 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