CONSTRUCTION & COMMUTER UPDATES
Updated August 16, 2019
Road Closure
Construction
Parking
Sidewalk
NEW
Broadcast Center (Lot 27)
The south section of the Broadcast Center Lot opens on Aug. 19.
Tour of Utah impacts on campus
Stage 4 of the Tour of Utah will take place near the Capitol and Avenues area on Friday, Aug. 16. Due to event traffic, those commuting to and from campus from the north and west may be affected.
UTA bus route changes
Some UTA service routes and schedules will change on Aug. 11, 2019.
Children’s Center parking closures and Bonneville Shoreline Trail impacts
Beginning Aug. 1, 2019, fencing will go up around the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancer at Huntsman Cancer Institute, the parking lot 60 near the Children’s Center will be closed indefinitely and reserved parking stalls will be relocated.
1900 East at Mario Capecchi Drive closed
1900 East at Mario Capecchi Drive closed through July 30.
Union East (Lot 28) impacts
Construction on the UTA bus and campus shuttle stop in front of the Union has begun—which includes relocating ADA stalls, parking lot closures and rerouting of UTA bus routes 6, 21 and 213.
HPER (Lot 24)
Beginning Aug. 16, the HPER Lot will permanently lose approximately 132 stalls located in the southeast section.
David Gardner Hall parking lot
The parking lot near David Gardner Hall and the Voice & Opera Center is closed until early August 2019.
ONGOING
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New crosswalk and pedestrian ramps
UDOT is installing a crosswalk and pedestrian ramps at the intersection of Foothill Drive and Mario Capecchi Drive.
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Student Life parking lot kiosk payment
Pay-by-Phone stalls in the Student Life lot will require a kiosk payment later this summer.
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Business Building Visitor Parking (Lot 12)
A section of Campus Center Dr. just north of the Business Building visitor parking lot is closed.
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Student Services Building Deck Improvement
The fourth floor deck the east side of the Student Services Building is undergoing construction. The main entrance (central to the deck) is currently closed. During this time all other entrances to the building will remain open. This project is expected to be completed in August 2019.
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Social Work (Lot 8)
Construction to improve ADA access in the social work lot begins today, July 8, 2019, with completion anticipated by August 2019.
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Red Butte (Lot 75)
To improve safety, the narrow dirt road located northeast of the Red Butte Gardens leading up to the gate will be paved and become an extension of the Red Butte Lot.
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1300 East closure and reconstruction
1300 East from 2100 S. to 1700 S. is closed to all through-traffic until the end of July and will not reopen at any time.
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Huntsman Cancer Institute Proton Addition
Twenty-one stalls are closed in row 4 of the East Hospital lot (Lot 66). These stalls will be closed to provide access to the Proton Therapy Clinic.
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South Campus Housing & Dining
Construction for the new South Campus Housing and Dining Facility continues in parking lot 22 and the women’s soccer field. Parking in lot 22 is closed.
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Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium Construction
Construction on the soccer/lacrosse stadium began on Sept. 5, 2018. Rows 11-14 (the L shaped area off the road) and row 88 (the old tennis courts) have been removed.
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Storm Water Drain Playfield Construction
The grass field between the McCarthey Family Track & Field and Lassonde Studios is undergoing construction to install a stormwater drain.
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West Medical Garage Construction
The West Medical Garage (between the Moran Eye Center and the Ambulatory Care Complex construction) will only have access via the two widened ramps on the south side of the garage.
Completed
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Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot closure
All sections of the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot are now open.
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Merrill Engineering parking lot
The Merrill Engineering parking lot is now open.
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Helipad Garage parking level assignments
Level 3 in the Helipad Garage is reserved for valet parking only. A- and U-permit holders may not park on level 3 at any time, but are allowed to park on levels 4 and 5 after 2 p.m.