As the 2019 summer construction season enters its final weeks, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments continue to coordinate efforts in order to prepare campus for the return of our students.

Due to logistics and activities associated with improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS

Auditorium Road & Extension Closed Now through Fall 2020

• No thru traffic between North Eagleville Road and Jorgensen Road
• Pedestrian detours around North Garage or through Gant Science Complex

ATHLETICS DISTRICT

Portion of Jim Calhoun Way Closed Now through Summer 2020

• Closed between Freitas Ice Forum and Alumni Drive – No thru traffic from Separatist Road to Hillside Road
• Access to Lot I via Separatist Road
• Bus, special event & game traffic routing through Hilltop Apartments when necessary

EAST CAMPUS

Portion of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between CT-195 and Horsebarn Hill through mid-August
• Road will be renamed Manter Road upon reopening

CORE CAMPUS

Portion of Hillside Road Alternating Direction throughout Summer

• Occasional delays between Gilbert Road and Fairfield Way through mid-August

Mansfield Road Alternating Direction in Early August

• Alternating direction and partial closure anticipated for 3 days/nights

SOUTH CAMPUS

Coventry Road & Maple Lane Closed into Fall Semester

• No thru traffic between Mansfield Road and Bolton Road through mid-November
• Access to Lot S from Bolton Road via Maple Road Extension or Alethia Drive – Follow signs

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

Several changes to parking and shuttles are also anticipated by the beginning of the academic year.  Parking and Transportation Services has posted a parking map online, along with the new fall 2019 bus schedule.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

As the 2019 summer construction season passes its midpoint, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments continue to coordinate efforts and identify areas of campus where improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds.

Due to logistics and activities associated with those improvements, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS

Auditorium Road & Extension Closed August 2019 through Fall 2020

• No thru traffic between North Eagleville Road and Jorgensen Road
• Temporary closure in late July for 4-5 days

ATHLETICS DISTRICT

Portion of Jim Calhoun Way Closed Now through Summer 2020

• Closed between Freitas Ice Forum and Alumni Drive – No thru traffic from Separatist Road to Hillside Road
• Access to Lot I via Separatist Road
• Bus, special event & game traffic routing through Hilltop Apartments when necessary

EAST CAMPUS

Portion of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between CT-195 and Horsebarn Hill through early August

CORE CAMPUS

Portion of Hillside Road Alternating Direction throughout Summer

• Occasional delays between Gilbert Road and Fairfield Way through mid-August

SOUTH CAMPUS

Coventry Road & Maple Lane Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between Mansfield Road and Bolton Road through mid-August
• Access to Lot S from Bolton Road via Alethia Drive – Follow signs

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

As the 2019 summer construction season continues, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments continue to coordinate efforts and identify areas of campus where improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds.

Due to logistics and activities associated with those improvements, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS

Auditorium Road & Extension Closed August 2019 through Fall 2020

• No thru traffic between North Eagleville Road and Jorgensen Road
• Temporary closure in July for up to 4-5 days (TBA)

ATHLETICS DISTRICT

Portion of Jim Calhoun Way Closed Now through Summer 2020

• Closed between Freitas Ice Forum and Alumni Drive – No thru traffic from Separatist Road to Hillside Road
• Access to Lot I via Separatist Road
• Bus, special event & game traffic routing through Hilltop Apartments when necessary

Portion of Alumni Drive Alternating Direction through mid-June

• Between Jim Calhoun Way and Husky Circle

EAST CAMPUS

Portion of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between CT-195 and Horsebarn Hill through early August

CORE CAMPUS

Portion of Hillside Road Closed June 10-14 – No Through Traffic at Night

• Closed 8PM-2AM between Gilbert Road & Glenbrook Road

Portion of Hillside Road Alternating Direction throughout Summer

• Intermittent delays between Gilbert Road and Fairfield Way

SOUTH CAMPUS

Coventry Road & Maple Lane Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between Mansfield Road and Bolton Road through mid-August
• Access to Lot S from Bolton Road via Alethia Drive – Follow signs

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

As the 2019 summer construction season continues, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments continue to coordinate efforts and identify areas of campus where improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds.

Due to logistics and activities associated with those improvements, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS

Auditorium Road & Extension Closed August 2019 through Fall 2020

• No thru traffic between North Eagleville Road and Jorgensen Road
• Temporary closure in July for up to 4-5 days (TBA)

ATHLETICS DISTRICT

Portion of Jim Calhoun Way Closed Now through Summer 2020

• Closed between Freitas Ice Forum and Alumni Drive – No thru traffic from Separatist Road to Hillside Road
• Access to Lot I via Separatist Road
• Bus, special event & game traffic routing through Hilltop Apartments when necessary

Intersection of Jim Calhoun Way & Alumni Drive Reopens June 3rd

Portion of Alumni Drive Alternating Direction through mid-June

• Between Jim Calhoun Way and Husky Circle

EAST CAMPUS

Portion of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between CT-195 and Horsebarn Hill through early August

CORE CAMPUS

Portion of Hillside Road Alternating Direction throughout Summer

• Intermittent delays between Jim Calhoun Way and Fairfield Way through mid-June
• Intermittent delays between West Campus Residence Halls and Fairfield Way, beginning by mid-June

SOUTH CAMPUS

Coventry Road & Maple Lane Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between Mansfield Road and Bolton Road through mid-August
• Access to Lot S from Bolton Road via Alethia Drive – Follow signs

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is planning development of a new ice hockey arena and surface parking on approximately 16 acres along Jim Calhoun Way on its main campus in Storrs. The site is about half developed today and consists primarily of a parking lot (Lot I), an isolated wetland, wet weather stormwater conveyance, and rolling, wooded uplands. Immediately east of and adjacent to Lot I is the existing Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum, a 1,650-seat ice hockey arena built in 1998 that UConn currently owns and operates.

In 2014, UConn’s Division 1 Men’s and Women’s ice hockey teams joined the Hockey East conference.  Because the current Freitas Ice Forum is too small and does not meet Hockey East standards and requirements to host UConn’s men’s hockey games, UConn has had to play almost all its home men’s hockey games in the XL Center in Hartford for the last four years.  The Hockey East Association requires teams in the conference to have facilities with at least 4,000 seats along with other amenities. UConn has obtained permission from Hockey East to build a smaller venue with 2,500 seats so long as the arena’s design allows for potential expansion to 3,500 seats in the future.

The new arena will host some men’s hockey games, all women’s hockey games and will also support UConn’s robust recreational ice hockey program.  Additionally, the new arena could by utilized by the University or to support community needs.  At a minimum, the new arena will have the following features:

• Up to 3,500 seats, with at least 25% of the seats being seat-back chairs; the balance can be bleachers.
• Arena facilities and ice that will meet all NCAA Division I Ice Hockey requirements, all Hockey East Conference standards, and all University guidelines and requirements.
• A permanent locker room for both the UConn men’s and women’s ice hockey team, a Division 1 ice hockey team visitor’s locker room, two (2) other mid-sized locker rooms, and a small official’s locker room.
• Five (5) offices dedicated for UConn’s use.
• A scoreboard with video replay capability.
• Parking for up to 700 vehicles.

To satisfy parking requirements, the existing surface lot will approximately double in size. The new capacity of Lot I, however, will not accommodate sellout events at the arena. During those events, UConn will rely on its other parking facilities and shuttle operations.

UConn is currently negotiating an agreement with a private developer who will design, construct, own and operate the new arena on UConn’s property. As currently contemplated, UConn will be in charge of maintaining the arena, while the developer would operate and manage it.  The targeted opening of the new arena is during the fall semester of 2021 and it will adhere to University design guidelines and performance standards for new construction.

View a map of the project area and a preliminary concept plan of the proposed project.

A Public Scoping Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 6:30pm in Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on the UConn campus in Storrs.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm.  The closest public parking is in the South Parking Garage, 2366 Jim Calhoun Way, adjacent to the UConn Bookstore.

To watch a live stream of the scoping meeting, please visit http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/uyrei.

UPDATE 6/14/19:  A recording of the live stream may be viewed at https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Konover_jpr08005_20190611-183106/1_kgyugmci.

Written comments are welcomed and accepted beginning May 21, 2019 until the close of business on Friday, June 21, 2019.  For submitting comments and questions about the public meeting or scoping for this project, please contact:

John Robitaille, Sr. Project Manager

University Planning, Design and Construction

31 LeDoyt Road, Unit 3038, Storrs, CT 06269-3038

john.robitaille@uconn.edu

As the academic year comes to an end and UConn enters its 2019 summer construction season, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments continue to coordinate efforts and identify areas of campus where improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds.

Due to logistics and activities associated with those improvements, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS: Auditorium Road & Extension Closed August 2019 through Fall 2020

• No thru traffic between North Eagleville Road and Jorgensen Road
• Temporary closure in late April and again in June or July for up to 4-5 days (TBA)

ATHLETICS DISTRICT: Portion of Jim Calhoun Way Closed Now through Summer 2020

• Closed between Freitas Ice Forum and Alumni Drive – No thru traffic from Separatist Road to Hillside Road
• Access to Lot I via Separatist Road
• Bus, special event & game traffic routing through Hilltop Apartments when necessary

ATHLETICS DISTRICT: Intersection of Jim Calhoun Way & Alumni Drive Closed 2-3 Weeks in May

• Detours at Lot D and Basketball Champions Center, beginning May 14th

ATHLETICS DISTRICT: Portion of Alumni Drive Alternating Direction for 2-3 Weeks in May

• Between Jim Calhoun Way and Husky Circle, beginning May 14th

EAST CAMPUS: Portion of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between CT-195 and Horsebarn Hill, beginning May 13th

CORE CAMPUS: Portion of Hillside Road Alternating Direction throughout Summer

• Intermittent delays between Jim Calhoun Way and Fairfield Way, beginning May 14th
• Intermittent delays between West Campus Residence Halls and Fairfield Way, beginning in June (TBA)

SOUTH CAMPUS: Coventry Road & Maple Lane Closed throughout Summer

• No thru traffic between Mansfield Road and Bolton Road, beginning May 13th
• Access to Lot S from Bolton Road via Alethia Drive – Follow signs

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

As UConn enters its 2019 summer construction season, the Office of University Planning, Design & Construction, Facilities Operations and other key departments have been coordinating efforts and identified areas of campus where improvements will be made to our buildings, infrastructure and grounds.

Due to logistics and activities associated with those improvements, traffic patterns in the following districts will be directly impacted:

NORTH CAMPUS

AUDITORIUM ROAD & EXT:  CLOSED NOW THROUGH FALL 2020

•  NO THROUGH TRAFFIC BETWEEN N EAGLEVILLE ROAD & JORGENSEN ROAD

ATHLETICS DISTRICT

JIM CALHOUN WAY: CLOSED BETWEEN FREITAS ICE FORUM AND ALUMNI DRIVE, NOW THROUGH SUMMER 2020

• NO THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM SEPARATIST ROAD TO HILLSIDE ROAD
• ACCESS PERMITTED TO LOT I VIA SEPARATIST ROAD THROUGH SUMMER 2020
• BUS, SPECIAL EVENT & GAME TRAFFIC ROUTING THROUGH HILLTOP APARTMENTS WHEN NECESSARY

JIM CALHOUN WAY / ALUMNI DR INTERSECTION:  CLOSED 2-3 WEEKS, BEGINNING AFTER COMMENCEMENT

• DETOURS AT LOT D AND BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS CENTER

ALUMNI DRIVE:  ALTERNATING DIRECTION BETWEEN JIM CALHOUN WAY AND HUSKY CIRCLE

•  BEGINNING IN JUNE OR JULY FOR UP TO 3-4 WEEKS (TBA)

EAST CAMPUS

HORSEBARN HILL ROAD EXTENSION:  CLOSED THROUGH SUMMER, BEGINNING AFTER COMMENCEMENT

• NO THROUGH TRAFFIC BETWEEN CT-195 AND HORSEBARN HILL

CORE CAMPUS

HILLSIDE ROAD:  OCCASIONAL ALTERNATING DIRECTION AT GAMPEL THROUGH SUMMER, BEGINNING AFTER COMMENCEMENT

• TEMPORARY SINGLE LANE DURING WEEKDAYS, BETWEEN JIM CALHOUN WAY AND FAIRFIELD WAY
• PAVING BETWEEN WEST CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS AND FAIRFIELD WAY, BEGINS MID TO LATE SUMMER (TBA)

SOUTH CAMPUS

COVENTRY ROAD & MAPLE LANE: CLOSED THROUGH SUMMER, BEGINNING AFTER COMMENCEMENT

• NO THROUGH TRAFFIC BETWEEN MANSFIELD ROAD AND BOLTON ROAD
• ACCESS TO LOT S AND SOUTH CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS FROM BOLTON ROAD

WHITNEY ROAD EXTENSION:  CLOSED NOW THROUGH FALL

• NO THROUGH TRAFFIC BETWEEN WHITNEY ROAD AND GILBERT ROAD

Project names, locations and anticipated schedules, as well as additional information on these and other campus roads, are shown on these maps.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be published monthly, or more regularly when the significance of those changes warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

UPDATED NOV 1, 2018

With many projects completing their respective construction activities before winter sets in, a few traffic patterns have changed for the remainder of the fall semester, and beyond.

Jim Calhoun Way between Alumni Drive and I Lot at Freitas Ice Forum is now closed.  This closure will be in place until Summer 2020 for completion of additional infrastructure upgrades for the southwest area of campus and development of new athletic facilities.

I Lot will remain accessible from Separatist Road and the remainder of Jim Calhoun Way may be accessed from Alumni Drive or Hillside Road.  Buses, special event and game traffic will be permitted through Hilltop Apartments when necessary.

Also, with construction substantially completed along North Eagleville Road, left turns onto Glenbrook Road have been re-established for inbound traffic.  Outbound traffic on North Eagleville Road will stop and yield to oncoming inbound traffic turning left onto Glenbrook Road.

Please plan accordingly for travel delays related to these and other areas of campus as shown and outlined in this presentation.  Construction sites and traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be announced when significant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

With the academic year in full swing and many projects completing their respective construction activities before winter sets in, a few traffic patterns will change for the remainder of the fall semester, and beyond.

Most notably, the portion of Jim Calhoun Way closed between Separatist Road and I Lot (adjacent to Freitas Ice Forum) will reopen by mid-October.  At that time, a new portion of Jim Calhoun Way will close between Alumni Drive and I Lot.  This closure will be in place until Summer 2020 for completion of additional infrastructure upgrades for the southwest area of campus and development of new athletic facilities.

I Lot will remain accessible from Separatist Road and the remainder of Jim Calhoun Way may be accessed from Alumni Drive or Hillside Road.  Buses, special event and game traffic will be permitted through Hilltop Apartments when necessary.

Also, as the final paving course, road markings and landscape improvements are completed along North Eagleville Road, left turns onto Glenbrook Road will be re-established for inbound traffic.  Outbound traffic on North Eagleville Road will stop and yield to oncoming inbound traffic turning left onto Glenbrook Road.

Please plan accordingly for travel delays related to these and other areas of campus as outlined in this presentation.  Traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be announced when significant differences in construction logistics warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu

As the the majority of summer construction concludes and another academic year begins, various improvements will continue through the fall semester with new impacts on campus traffic patterns.

Most notably, a portion of Jim Calhoun Way will close between Separatist Road and I Lot (adjacent to Freitas Ice Forum) for upgrading infrastructure that serves the southwest area of campus.  The closure begins on August 27th and is scheduled to reopen on October 2nd.  Jim Calhoun Way, all athletic facilities along it, and I Lot will remain accessible from Hillside Road and Alumni Drive.

Also, as North Eagleville Road reopens to normal traffic, left turns onto Glenbrook Road (inbound) will be accessible to emergency, service and other authorized vehicles, including special events coordinated by Public Safety.

Please plan accordingly for travel delays related to these and other areas of campus as outlined in this presentation.  Traffic patterns are subject to change however updates will be announced when significant differences in construction logistics warrant.

We thank you for your patience and appreciate your understanding while we work to improve our campus facilities.

For more information, please contact Sean Vasington at sean.vasington@uconn.edu