Left to right: Ray Bolduc, WBRC Architects/Engineers; Dana Humphrey, Dean, College of Engineering; Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President, University of Maine; Dannel Malloy, Chancellor, University of Maine System; Jeffery Mills, University of Maine Foundation; Matt Tonello, Consigli
University of Maine
ORONO, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine plans to begin construction of its new $78 million engineering center in May.
The university held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center on Tuesday. The event had been scheduled to take place in-person, but was moved online because of coronavirus.
UMaine said workers building the center will follow health and safety guidelines in building the 105,000-square-foot facility. It's expected to be finished by spring 2022.
The facility is slated to house the university's biomedical engineering program and and department of mechanical engineering and laboratories for its mechanical engineering technology program.
