Gettin’ Noisy on Aquia Creek
Things will be getting noisier and congested for the next few weeks along Aquia Creek Lane. Construction of the SUB I addition will bring many trucks and trailers to campus beginning Monday, Nov. 9.
The trucks will be delivering large amounts of steel on a regular basis until Nov. 30. (But to be honest, rarely do these contractors ever get it done on or before deadline. This will likely continue well into December considering the potential for many time line and weather delays. )
This will severely impact motorists who park in Mason Pond Deck. Aquia Creek Lane will be limited to one lane most of the time (and often times, the road will be completely obstructed). In the event that traffic becomes too congested, the Parking and Transportation Office will begin directing traffic to the lower entrance/exit normally reserved for only visitors.
I keep wondering just how complicated it would be to permanently open up the lower level entrance/exit to everyone, but the Parking and Transportation Office says that doing so would greatly strain the parking staff in order to man the lower level gate. They know much more about parking than I do, but to me, it sure seems like a tempting alternative to dealing with the chaos that is Aquia Creek Lane.
We’ll find out how it all goes on Monday.
Mason Parking & Transportation Says:
November 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Parking Services will be making the lower entrance off Mason Pond Dr available to Mason Pond Dr available in the mornings-email will be going out. It’s actually more of a traffic flow issue than staffing issue as the lanes on Mason Pond Dr aren’t enough to handle both visitor and permit traffic on a regular basis-thus why it has been separated. The access equipment is not down on Mason Pond Dr so deck permit holders will have to pull a ticket as if a visitor and proceed up to level 3 exit gate, proceess ticket there(free if less than 15 minutes) and then proceed into normal permit section-permit holders cannot park in visitor areas without paying. Contractor says Aquia Creek Ln deliveries should be done by around 12:30pm each of these days until end of month so permit holders should use Aquia Creek Ln as normal after 12:30pm.
Dave Andrews Says:
November 6th, 2009 at 10:17 am
That’s some good news! Thanks for the update.