Travel Alerts

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

• Gatewood Wing Addition to Mechanical Engineering
  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.
  
  Activities Scheduled for the next two weeks include:
  - footer installation
  - foundation wall installation
  - installation of sanitary and storm pre-cast sumps
  - damp-proofing foundation wall
  - backfill
  - under slab plumbing
  
  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.
  
• Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology
  Construction of the Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology is expected to be complete in late fall. Landscape activity has increased. Construction traffic in this area will continue through November 2009.
  
• Hovde Tunnel Top
  Crews will be completing restoration work to the underground utility tunnel between Hovde Hall (east side) and the Purdue Mall Fountain (Class of 1939 Water Sculpture) throughout the coming year.
  
  Please do not operate motorized vehicles (including club cars and scooters) in this area. Four planters have been placed in this area to help prevent motorized vehicle activity.
  A map of this area is available here.
  
• 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. These sidewalk closures will be in place through November 1. 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.
  
• Site Clearing and Site Preparation Project - West of MMAD Building on South Russell
  Some construction traffic will be entering off South Russell just to the west of the Materials Management and Distribution building. Please use caution in this area. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/S.Russell.pdf
  
  For questions or concerns, please contact Chris Skiba at ceskiba@purdue.edu.
  

Parking Lots, Garages, and Sidewalks:

• Animal Disease Diagnositc Laboraory (ADDL) Sidewalk
  Effective Monday, November 9, the sidewalk just north of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) main entrance will be closed all day for repair work. Three parking spaces will be unavailable in this area. For questions or concerns, please contact Wyatt Carmony at hwcarmony@purdue.edu or 49-43087.
• Armory Parking Lot
  The Armory Parking Lot will be closed Saturday, November 7, 2009, for Purdue Scholar Day activities.
• TERY Parking Lot
  The gravel parking lot (A lot) on the west end of the Purdue Police Department is closed for a roofing project. The lot is estimated to reopen in mid to late November.
• Mackey Project
  The following parking lots are closed for the Mackey Arena project.
  - "G" Lot (between MACK/LAMB) - This lot is expected to reopen with lot modifications on November 1, 2009.
  
  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 Relocation: The F-Lot located north of Mackey Arena has been relocated to the area directly east of Mollenkopf, north of the existing lot.
  
  People who park in the new 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:

• Drive Closed Between HPN and WTHR
  Effective through December 9, the drive between the North Heating and Power Plant building (HPN) and Wetherill (WTHR) will be unavailable due to a construction project on the north side of WTHR. An alternative pedestrian path will be created and signage will be posted. The parking lot south of HPN and ENAD will remain accessible. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/HPN_WTHR.pdf
  For questions or concerns, please contact Joe Zachary at 479-0126.
  
• First Street (MacArthur to Jischke)
  There will be no thru traffic on First Street from MacArthur Drive to Martin Jischke Drive until early summer 2010. First Street will be blocked on the east side of the intersection at First Street and the service drive between Earhart and Meredith Residence Halls.
  
  The existing gravel lot located to the west of the Fowler Memorial House will be eliminated. Twenty (20) minute parking spaces have been designated on First Street for visitors to Fowler.
  
  To facilitate traffic flow, 4-way stop signs will be 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 is in the process of relocating a section of aerial high voltage power lines that run along Harrison Street in front of the new Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology and Discovery Learning Center buildings. In addition to Harrison Street, utility work will also take place on State, Grant, and Sheetz Streets. Flag persons and road disruptions may be present throughout the duration of this project. Please use caution in the area.
  For questions or concerns, please contact David Musi at dfmusi@purdue.edu or 49-46297.
  
• South Russell Drive
  Some construction traffic will be entering off South Russell just to the west of the Materials Management and Distribution building. Please use caution in this area. A map of the area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/S.Russell.pdf
  For questions or concerns, please contact Chris Skiba at ceskiba@purdue.edu.
  
• 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. 26 West Closure (between CR 500 W and CR 300 W - Klondike Rd.)
  
  -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that State Road 26 (S.R. 26) at County Road 300 West has opened.  INDOT worked closely with city, county, and local law enforcement officials to accelerate this part of the project to help with congestion in this area. County Road 500 West is scheduled to open December 9.
  
  -- The official INDOT detour is S.R. 26 W to SR 526 N (McCormick Rd.) to S.R. 126 E. (Cherry Lane) to US 231 N to US 52 W to S.R. 352 W to S.R. 55 S and then back to S.R. 26. Eastbound S.R. 26 traffic will follow the same detour in reverse.
  
  A map of the area is available here. Please note that marked closure locations are approximate. http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/SR26_map.pdf

• City of West Lafayette Western Interceptor Sewer Pipe Project - Phase 3
  Phase 3 will move along US 231 south of Williams Street and will focus on sidewalk replacement and site restoration during the next few weeks. Lane restrictions will be moving.
  
  For questions, please contact Jim Knapp at jrknapp@purdue.edu or 49-43417.

  A map of the general area is available here: http://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/travel/pdf/Western_Interceptor_Sewer_Pipe_3.pdf

• State Road 43 Traffic Switch
  Northbound traffic on S.R. 43 has been shifted into the newly constructed southbound passing lane and southbound traffic has been shifted into the southbound driving lane. This will allow crews to begin reconstructing the northbound lanes.

  This $4.7 million project is part of Governor Mitch Daniels' Major Moves highway program.  Milestone Contractors L.P. was awarded the contract on S.R. 43 from nearly three tenths of a mile south of I-65 to just over two tenths of a mile north of I-65.  This project will resurface S.R. 43 and add a traffic signal at the I-65 northbound on and off ramps.  Construction is scheduled for completion in November of this year.
  
  For questions, please contact Jim Knapp at jrknapp@purdue.edu or 49-43417.
  
• Vectren Gas Main Replacement
  In October, Vectren will replace a gas main along the east side of Northwestern Avenue from Northridge to Lindberg Road. Lane closures are expected during this work.
  
• S.R. 55 Closure North of Fowler
  Effective until November 30, the Indiana Department of Transportation will close 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.