Why was this date chosen?

The actual implosion time is scheduled for approximately 9 a.m. A backup date of Dec. 23, with the same schedule of Dec. 22, has also been planned. Access a schedule outlining the razing process.

University officials selected these dates to coincide with reduced activity on campus. The implosion will take place in the week following December commencement activities, a time when no classes are held and the vast majority of students have left for Nebraska’s winter break. In addition, Dec. 22 is the day before the university’s winter shutdown, which continues through Jan. 2.

What areas will be blocked off?

From 6 a.m. to noon on Dec. 22, two perimeters — an evacuation zone and an implosion control zone — will be established around Cather and Pound halls to protect the public from the razing.

The interior perimeter (evacuation zone) will encompass about nine square blocks and include buildings nearest to the Cather-Pound site, which is in the 500 block of North 17th Street. Only members of the implosion crew will be allowed inside of the evacuation zone until the all-clear is sounded the day of the razing.

The second perimeter (exclusion zone) will include about 16 square blocks and stretch between Vine and R streets to the north and south, and from Greek row on the west side of 16th Street to the Beadle Center on the east side of 19th Street. Individuals within the implosion control zone must remain inside buildings during the entire razing schedule.

A complete list of buildings within each zone is below.