With the reduction of students on campus, summer seems a prime time to start the construction of well-traveled roads.

The N.C. Department of Transportation is widening and repairing Western Boulevard.

But with the construction on campus, it’s hard for some to realize N.C. State is not in charge of this construction project.

“It’s a big mess and adds to the confusion,” Scott Noble, project manager of construction management with NCSU, said.

Although Western Boulevard is not technically on campus, it still affects students who are here for the summer.

Sophomore Jennifer Schultz, who is studying biological sciences, said the construction makes her trip to school a little more difficult.

“It makes the traffic worse in the morning,” she said. “I have to leave an extra five to 10 minutes early to be able to get to work on time.”

For those students who are located too far to walk and lack a vehicle, the Wolfline transportation seems to be the answer.

Because of summer and the many construction projects, the Wolfline transportation system has limited its routes to only eight routes a day and one night route as opposed to its original service of 11 day routes and two night routes.

Some students, such as Melanie Grossmann, a senior in zoology, use the services of the Wolfline and successfully manage to arrive to class punctually.

“It seems more reliable in the summer because it arrives on time, although it does take longer because of the construction,” Melanie Grossmann said.

Another change in the Wolfline summer bus schedule is it only picks up passengers every 30 minutes versus every 15 minutes during the school year.

“If you are two minutes late for the bus and need to be somewhere, then you have to wait for a half hour before the next bus comes,” Grossmann said.

If students are afraid of missing the bus, Melanie Grossman suggests using the Transit Visualization System to track where the bus is in its route. Schedules of the bus routes are also listed on the transportation website.