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We all want to be successful. That’s one of the reasons thousands of students flood classrooms at The University of New Mexico each year. They do this to lay the foundation of experience, knowledge and expertise in order to improve their odds of living a...

The University of New Mexico was recently notified that Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) construction is coming to an end, but finishing touches require “on the fly” changes to construction schedules.

There are approximately 200 employees at the Physical Plant Department (PPD) who drive around campus on a daily basis. Driving at The University of New Mexico can be challenging with thousands of pedestrians, bicyclists and skateboarders zig-zagging...

A “crack/seal” road repair project will begin on Saturday, Oct. 14 by the City of Albuquerque on select city-owned streets at The University of New Mexico’s Main Campus.

The University of New Mexico's main campus has been impacted by many construction projects both by the City of Albuquerque and UNM’s large building projects. Construction often changes the vehicle traffic flow and pedestrian routes that commuters have...

Due to construction for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project, contractors will close the south side of the Stanford and Central Ave. intersection to vehicle traffic beginning the first day of class, Monday, Aug. 21. Travel through the south side...

Contractors will begin the installation of construction fencing at the site for the new Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) building on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.

When the campus infrastructure is operating as it should, most people don’t even think about the hundreds of Physical Plant Department (PPD) staff who work every day of the year to make it all possible. It’s when things go wrong that the management of the campus facilities is brought to the forefront of everyone’s mind.

A 480 volt bus at the Lomas Chilled Water Plant has been damaged which may cause an unexpected outage to the facility.

Any UNM employee who has been appointed as a building contact for maintenance issues/communications are invited to attend the Physical Plant Department’s (PPD) Building Coordinator meeting on Friday, July 28th from 9 - 10:30 am in Woodward Hall.