Seventh Avenue South — from the east end of Volker Hall to 16th Street — will be closed to thru traffic during installation of underground utility piping through Aug. 23. The Volker Hall loading dock and parking decks for Henry Peters, Lister Hill and Callahan Eye Foundation plus the Spain Rehab service road will be accessible via 18th Street.
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Getting people where they need to go is top priority, says new transportation headExecutive director Brian Atkinson is working to reassess the post-pandemic demand for parking and modernize campus transportation services.Campus COVID-19 testing site to be relocated
UAB Medicine is moving its drive-thru testing site to the the UAB Hospital-Highlands parking deck effective Aug. 9.
Enhanced cleaning protocol for Blazer ExpressHourly cleaning of handrails and handles, hand sanitizer on each bus in response to coronavirus.
New IT facility, home for Honors College get final approvalTrustees approved the final stage of planning for construction of a UAB Technology Innovation Center and renovations to the former Snoozy’s Bookstore to house UAB’s Honors College.
Construction to close sidewalks, traffic lanesTraffic lanes and sidewalks along University Boulevard and 20th Street South will be closed June 3-Aug. 31 to ensure pedestrian and traffic safety during the renovation of McCallum Basic Health Science Building and demolition of UAB Townhouse.
New LEED-certified Residence Hall 2020 ‘truly a win for our students’The 231,000-square-foot U-shaped building will house 780 students, plus dedicated study spaces, a storm shelter, multi-use office space and a dining venue with three food vendors and a 250-person seating capacity.
Blazer Express experiencing temporary delaysUAB Transportation Services is aware of the issues and is addressing them with First Transit to resolve the situation as soon as possible.
New building-security measures expand to 4 more buildingsThe addition of Collat School of Business, School of Nursing plus Lister Hill and Sterne libraries completes Phase I of the roll-out that began with the Shelby Research building in September.