This project provides for universal accessibility improvements to Ridenbaugh Hall in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. 1. Universal accessibility at the main entrance and within the first level of the facility is a university priority. To gain accessibility into the building without creating a ramp with handrails blocking the historic façade, the design provides a sloping sidewalk adjacent to the entrance at a slope less than that required for railings. Since the existing sidewalk is actually the lid to the utility tunnel system for the University Campus, the project will leave the lid in- tact and overbuild the tunnel. This will require raising one existing steel access cover and frame. The existing main doors will also have the threshold and hardware upgraded to meet the ADA guidelines for accessibility. 2. The project also includes a new corridor on the east side of the west gallery to provide access to a remodel of the existing restroom to be ADA compatible.
