Travel Alerts

New Disruptions and Updates | Special Campus Events | Parking Lots, Garages, & Sidewalks |
Street & Other Campus Disruptions | Off Campus Road Disruptions

New Disruptions and Updates:

• Sidewalk Closure North of Bell Tower
  Beginning Monday, February 8, 2010, and continuing for the next several weeks, staff will be removing abandoned water lines in the steam tunnels that run underneath campus sidewalks. Areas of campus will be blocked by fence while crews use a small crane to discard the debris into a dump truck or dumpster. The first closure will take place along the east/west sidewalk located north of the Bell Tower. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Bell_Tower_n_sidewalk.pdf
  For questions or concerns about this project, please contact Mike Dexter at 49-44906 or madexter@purdue.edu.

• Armory Parking Lot Closed Sat., Feb. 6
  On Saturday, February 6, 2010, the Armory Parking Lot will be closed for the 36th Annual Junior ROTC Drill Meet. Reserved parking spaces will be available for use. Please use caution while traveling on campus. More than 100 family members and almost 200 students, representing teams from 12 high schools throughout Indiana and Illinois, will be on campus and in and around the Armory.

• Sidewalk Closure at NW Corner of Lambert
  The sidewalk located on the northwest corner of Lambert will be closed through Friday, February 5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. so that staff may work on the tunnel system. The sidewalk will be open during the evenings and weekends. For questions or concerns about this project, please contact Brian Ullrich at 49-66244. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Sidewalk@NWcorner_Lambert.pdf

• Gatewood Wing Addition to Mechanical Engineering – Traffic Update
  Increased traffic and possible short-term standing traffic may take place along Centennial Mall due to the arrival of a crane and concrete trucks. As construction nears completion on the steel framework, concrete floor pours will begin. Following this work, exterior wall framing materials and additional workers will arrive on site.

Special Campus Events

• Gatewood Wing Addition to Mechanical Engineering
  
  ***Increased traffic and possible short-term standing traffic may take place along Centennial Mall due to the arrival of a crane and concrete trucks. As construction nears completion on the steel framework, concrete floor pours will begin. Following this work, exterior wall framing materials and additional workers will arrive on site.***
  
  Fencing around the Gatewood Wing Addition to Mechanical Engineering has been installed causing major changes in walk and traffic patterns.
  
  The "Y" intersection from Third Street near Elliott Hall of Music now has 3-way stop signs permanently installed.
  
  During the Gatewood construction, parking on the inner and outer circle at Elliott Hall of Music have changed from perpendicular to parallel parking. Signage indicates these parking changes.
  
  The construction traffic entrance to the site is from State Street through Centennial Mall.
  
  Concrete barriers have been placed to divide the traffic route from the pedestrian route. Pedestrians are asked to use the west side of the mall (near Stanley Coulter). [Please note: All golf carts are restricted from using the pedestrian route as well as the construction vehicle route. Please use alternative routes to reach your destination.] Construction vehicles are limited to the east side (near Wetherill).
  
  Additional signage has been posted along both the pedestrian and traffic routes. Please use caution near the construction area.
  
  For continued updates and information about this project, you may visit this web site: http://www.purdue.edu/architect/about/construction/2734.htm
  
• High Voltage Improvement Project
  The High Voltage Improvement Project will affect several areas of campus this fall. For more details, please visit this site.
  
  Lilly Hall
  The loading dock at Lilly Hall will have limited access beginning or the next several months. New transformers and a new duct bank will be installed at the southwest side of the building. Some parking spaces will also be lost during this project (S-spots, University Vehicle spots, and one metered spot.) Crews have begun cutting asphalt and excavation work. Please use caution in the area. A map of the area is available here. Information about this project is also available here.
  
• Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology
  Construction of the Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology is expected to be complete by February 2010. Landscape activity has increased. Construction traffic in this area will continue through early winter.
  
• Lilly Hall SW Corner Handicap Ramp & Door Closed
  The southwest corner handicap ramp and associated door of Lilly Hall will not be available until spring 2010 due to construction work in the building. A new, temporary handicap ramp has been constructed at the front of the building (State Street entrance side) and is currently in service.
  
• Mackey Arena Complex Project
  Fencing is in place around Mackey Arena (see red outline on attached map) causing the sidewalks to close along the west side of Northwestern Avenue and the east side of University Street. During this time, pedestrians will be able to use a walkway located just north of the Lambert Fieldhouse (see the blue line on the attached map).
  
  A map of the area may be found here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Mackey_sidewalks.pdf
  
  Parking lot changes near Mackey listed below.
  

Parking Lots, Garages, and Sidewalks:

• Armory Parking Lot Closed Sat., Feb. 6
  On Saturday, February 6, 2010, the Armory Parking Lot will be closed for the 36th Annual Junior ROTC Drill Meet. Reserved parking spaces will be available for use. Please use caution while traveling on campus. More than 100 family members and almost 200 students, representing teams from 12 high schools throughout Indiana and Illinois, will be on campus and in and around the Armory.

• Bell Tower (Sidewalk Closure)
  Beginning Monday, February 8, 2010, and continuing for the next several weeks, staff will be removing abandoned water lines in the steam tunnels that run underneath campus sidewalks. Areas of campus will be blocked by fence while crews use a small crane to discard the debris into a dump truck or dumpster. The first closure will take place along the east/west sidewalk located north of the Bell Tower. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Bell_Tower_n_sidewalk.pdf
• Mackey Project
  A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Mackey_parking_lots.pdf
  

  A map of the pedestrian traffic flow is available here:
  http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Mackey_pedestrian_traffic.pdf
  
  F-lot Update:
  Some Mackey Arena construction traffic will be routed through the entrance to the F Lot, located on Northwestern Avenue adjacent to the Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The current north entrance to the construction site will be closed until March 5, making it necessary to route construction-related traffic through the entrance to the F Lot. Parking spaces will not be affected, but there will be an increase in large vehicles in the F Lot.
  
  People who park in the new F lot can access Mackey, IAF and Mollenkopf by using the sidewalk along the east side of Mollenkopf and then the new temporary sidewalk along IAF. The Mackey ramp will no longer be accessible to pedestrians.

  Fencing will be in place so that no one can enter into any active construction zone.

  In addition, steel deliveries to the construction site will soon begin. Please watch for semi-trailer trucks and use caution in the area.

  A map of the area with pedestrian routes is available here:
  http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Pedestrian_Access_from_New_F-lot.pdf
  

Street And Other Campus Disruptions:

• First Street (MacArthur to Jischke)
  First Street is closed from Martin Jischke Drive to the First Street Towers loading dock entrance drive.
  
  Designated parking spaces for visitors to Fowler Memorial House have been moved from First Street to Jischke Drive.
  
  To facilitate traffic flow, 4-way stop signs have been installed at the intersection of First Street and Martin Jischke Drive.
  
  A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Hanley_Hall.pdf All of these disruptions are due to the construction of Hanley Hall. For contact information and more details about this new facility, please visit this site: http://www.purdue.edu/architect/about/construction/8213.htm Questions or concerns may go to Construction Inspector Joe Zachary at 49-40950.
  
• Harrison, State, Grant, and Sheetz Streets
  Duke Energy Indiana has begun to remove the cable on the overhead power lines along Harrison Street (part of Harrison line relocation project). The Duke Energy overhead  line in this area is out of service permanently with a new underground route completed on Thursday, January 28.
  A majority of the utility poles in this area will be removed also. A section of overhead line was removed this week from S. Russell Street to Arnold Drive. No further details are available from Duke Energy on the timing of  additional phase outs.
  For questions or concerns, please contact David Musi at dfmusi@purdue.edu or 49-46297.
  
• Third Street at Elliott Hall of Music
  Fencing around the Gatewood Wing Addition to Mechanical Engineering has been installed causing major changes in walk and traffic patterns.
  
  The "Y" intersection from Third Street near Elliott Hall of Music now has 3-way stop signs permanently installed.
  
  During the Gatewood construction, parking on the inner and outer circle at Elliott Hall of Music have changed from perpendicular to parallel parking. Signage will indicate these parking changes.
  
  The construction traffic route to the site is from State Street through Centennial Mall.
  
  Concrete barriers have been placed to divide the traffic route from the pedestrian route. Pedestrians are asked to use the west side of the mall (near Stanley Coulter). [Please note: All golf carts are restricted from using the pedestrian route as well as the construction vehicle route. Please use alternative routes to reach your destination.] Construction vehicles are limited to the east side (near Wetherill).
  
  Additional signage has been posted along both the pedestrian and traffic routes. Please use caution near the construction area.
  
  For continued updates and information about this project, you may visit this web site : http://www.purdue.edu/architect/about/construction/2734.htm
  

Off Campus Road Disruptions

• S.R. 55 Closure North of Fowler
  The Indiana Department of Transportation has closed State Road 55 north of Fowler for a bridge replacement project. Residents will have access to their properties on either side of the closure, but through traffic will be detoured. The official detour follows US 52 to US 41 to US 24.