Construction and Travel Notices

A resource for construction in and around the West Lafayette campus.

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Campus Construction Map and Area Information

2017 Construction and Travel Impact Map (PDF) – last updated July 20, 2017

Interactive Construction Map – reviewed weekly and updated as appropriate

For current area information, please see the City of West Lafayette, Indiana Department of Transportation and State Street Redevelopment Project websites. 

Current Construction Notices

On Campus

• Portion of Northwestern Avenue’s western sidewalk closed through early August 

• Beering Drive restricted immediately north of Stadium Avenue through early next week 

• South University Street sidewalk, parking restrictions begin July 26

• Sidewalk closures around the Hall for Discovery Learning and Research through July 21

• Sidewalk closed, parking restricted along section of South University Street

• Increased construction at State and Grant Street intersection

• University Street garage work extended, Wood Street garage on schedule

• Various alternating lane restrictions throughout July

• Harrison Street restrictions start June 26

• Partial closures of Beering Drive and sidewalk start June 28

• Section of Wooden Drive to close through July

• Partial closure of Hort Drive, sidewalks through June

• Two-way traffic on Wood Street began June 7

• Increased pedestrian impacts by Materials and Electrical Engineering Building

• Work by Matthews, Stone, University, Recitation affects pedestrian travel

• Nightly parking garage restrictions begin Monday to facilitate cleaning

• Partial sidewalk closures, parking spaces removed around Windsor Halls beginning May 30

• State Street closed from Airport/McCormick Road to Salisbury Street

• Sheetz and Wood streets closed to traffic

• Periodic lane restrictions for State Street project continue through summer

• Purdue construction continues this summer

• Pedestrian impacts continue near Bell Tower

• Sidewalk closures by POTR, ME, and EE facilities continue

• Road closures, traffic restrictions continue during summer phase of State Street Redevelopment Project construction

• Parking, sidewalk, bus stop west of Earhart Hall impacted beginning Monday

• Partial sidewalk closure, dock unavailable near Matthews Hall starting May 8

• Access drive changes, sidewalk restrictions near Life Science Ranges and Drug Discovery to take place April 28

Off Campus

• Traffic shifts to westbound lanes at Wabash Landing; portion of Tapawingo Drive immediately south of State Street closes

• New traffic pattern at Wabash Landing Shopping Center

• Access to Brown Street at State Street and River Road permanently closed

• North portion of Tapawingo Drive closed

• Lane restrictions on State Street between Littleton Street and Wabash River Bridge

Purdue Emergency Notifications

If you’ll be on the Purdue University West Lafayette campus, consider signing up for Emergency Notifications by texting “follow Purdueemergency” to 40404. Twitter account holders can also follow PurdueEmergency to receive up-to-date information on campus emergencies that mirror what is being shared via the text alert system. To cancel the Emergency Notifications texts, simply text “unfollow Purdueemergency” to 40404. Visit the Fast Follow Purdue Emergency webpage for more information.