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Parking Advisory: Linden Walk Lot

The Linden Walk employee intermediate lot will be unavailable to permit holders on Wednesday, August 20. It will be the site of a K-Week event called LexVegas. This lot will be closed late Tuesday evening to allow for set-up and will be unavailable all day on Wednesday. It consists of 124 employee intermediate parking spaces. Permit holders may park in other nearby areas including the King Alumni Lot, Career Center, Memorial Coliseum, and College View lots. Cornerstone Garage is also an option for E-intermediate permit holders. 

Parking Advisory: Boone Center Lot

Project:  Campus Ruckus 2025Area Affected:  Boone Center LotThe Boone Center employee-intermediate lot, located on Columbia Avenue, will be mostly unavailable to permit holders on Thursday, August 21. The only spaces available for parking will be five ADA-accessible and two reserved spaces. In all, 10 metered and 80 employee intermediate spaces will be impacted due to Campus Ruckus, which is taking place in nearby Alumni Commons. 

Wildcat Wheels Grand Re-Opening Aug. 22!

Regular Parking Control Begins Monday

Summer parking control will end this Friday, August 15, with campus lots and structures returning to regular permit control beginning at 5 a.m. on Monday, August 18.In particular, please note the following:

Big Blue Move In Starts Sunday

The University of Kentucky will welcome new Wildcats to campus Aug. 17-20, as more than 6,000 students move into their residence halls. Please anticipate impacts to parking, traffic and transportation during this time.In particular, the following areas will be “No Parking” zones, in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 17-20: 

Traffic Advisory: Press & Virginia Avenues

Project:  UK HealthCare Hospital Garage ExpansionAreas Affected:  Press & Transcript Avenues The campus community will notice a change in traffic patterns in the vicinity of the UK HealthCare Hospital Garage, starting today. Below are details:

Parking Advisory: Memorial Coliseum Lot

Area Affected:  Memorial Coliseum LotProject:  Repaving & RestripingDue to rainy conditions, which have delayed the painting process in the Memorial Coliseum Lot, it's possible that this lot may not reopen on Monday morning, August 11. Contractors are attempting to complete the work as quickly as possible, but this project is weather dependent.

Upcoming Closure: Washington Avenue

Contractors are scheduled to install a communications duct bank on Washington Avenue this Saturday, August 9. This will require temporary closure of the roadway from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Please be aware that this work is weather dependent. If the project cannot be completed by Saturday evening, they will continue the work on Sunday, August 10. If it cannot be completed this weekend, the contractors will install a steel plate over the work area to allow one lane of traffic to travel that roadway until the work can be completed.

Upcoming Parking Impact: Columbia Avenue Lots

Contractors are scheduled to seal and repaint the Columbia Avenue East Lot this weekend, which will require the lot to be closed on Saturday and Sunday, August 9-10. This closure will impact approximately 142 employee intermediate parking spaces, plus six ADA-accessible spaces. In addition, seven parking spaces in the Columbia Avenue West Lot will  be sealed and repainted at the same time. The lots are expected to reopen on Monday, August 11. However, please be aware that this work is weather dependent.

Upcoming Impact on Transcript Avenue

Contractors are scheduled to mill and repave a section of Transcript Avenue starting this Thursday, July 31.  This work is scheduled to be done overnight to minimize the impact to patients, patient visitors, and permit holders. Work will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday and continue through midnight. Flaggers will be on-site to direct traffic as needed.  Please be aware that this project is weather dependent, so the timeline could change.