Grainger Hall Dinning Expansion and Renovation


Draft Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Meeting Grainger Hall Dining Expansion and Renovation UW Project # A-24-004 University of Wisconsin – Madison
The proposed project involves the renovation and expansion of Grainger Hall’s first floor to enhance dining facilities, create new student engagement spaces, and improve accessibility and sustainability. The project includes the construction of an 8,200-square-foot Winter Garden and 6,300-square-foot rooftop terrace. The project will require the removal or modification of existing features in the north and south court yards of Grainger Hall to make room the the expansion and facilitate renovation. Construction is anticipated to begin in June of 2025 with substantial completion in July of 2026. The project budget is $27,140,000.
The University of Wisconsin System Administration has retained Ayres to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in accordance with the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA), Wisconsin Statutes 1.11, and UWSA guidelines (Board of Regents’ Resolution 2508, November 6, 1981). The purpose of the Draft EIA is to identify the project’s potential impacts on the physical, biological, social, and economic environments. The Draft EIA describing these potential impacts is being made available to the public and appropriate agencies for a 15-day minimum review period, which begins on March 17, 2025 and concludes on April 1, 2025. Copies of the document will be available for review at the UW-Madison College Library and City of Madison Central Library and at www.ayresprojectinfo.com.
A public meeting to present the Draft EIA will begin at 6:30 PM on March 31, 2025. The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams at https://bit.ly/4bdrgEx (Meeting ID: 277 826 456 953; Passcode: dt6ff9wY) and telephone (+1 715-318-5006, Phone Conference ID: 595 846 5#). A meeting link is also available on the Ayres project website (www.ayresprojectinfo.com). A description of the project and potential environmental impacts will be presented. All persons will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any support, issues, or concerns they believe should be further addressed during the EIA process. If you are interested in this project or have any information relevant to it, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or other input. For consideration in the Final EIA, please submit your comments at the meeting or in writing by April 1, 2025. Comments in writing can be sent to:
Bill Honea, PG Ayres 700 Pilgrim Way, Suite 180 Green Bay, WI 54304 HoneaW@AyresAssociates.com
Click Here to View: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (21,445 Kb, PDF File) Comment Form (24 Kb, PDF File) Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Public Meeting - March 31 (3,563 Kb, PPTX File)