In a groundbreaking move to further demonstrate its position as a sustainability leader, UC Davis released a comprehensive Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan, or FFFPP, at the end of 2023.

Earlier this month, the Chancellor and the Chancellor’s Committee on Campus Planning and Design, or CCCPD, endorsed moving forward with a $55.5 million investment of campus funds for the next phase of the Big Shift – a heating infrastructure overhaul that represents a crucial step in reducing the university’s fossil fuel usage.

DCM is in the planning stage for major infrastructure projects meant to address some of major sustainability goals, specifically improving drought resiliency and reducing the use fossil fuels on campus. 

With the exciting completion of the Teaching and Learning Complex and the Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center coming soon, DCM will be hard at work this summer improving surrounding bike and pedestrian paths to ensure everyone can traverse and the district comfortably.

The funding for the development of the preliminary plans for the next phase of the Big Shift was approved by the University of California Board of Regents on Jan. 19, 2022.

This summer, Design and Construction Management (DCM) is breaking ground on a project to improve the Hutchison Drive/Highway 113 interchange with new bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic lights and ramps.

Driving over the new La Rue Road bridge, you will see the wider sidewalks and new bike lanes, and, on each side of the bridge, a safety barrier between the sidewalk and bike lane. But there’s something else about this span over the Arboretum Waterway, something to experience under the bridge when you’re walking or biking alongside the waterway.

The La Rue Bridge replacement project and 2-year detour around the bridge is officially over, with the paths in the Arboretum now open to the public just in time for scenic strolls and holiday hikes. Over the past couple of years, the expansive project required pedestrians, bikers, and cars to maneuver around the construction via detours while the Arboretum walkways under and near the bridge were closed.

Check out what Big Shift construction crews are working on as well as current current road closures and detours.