Campus News

Semester Break Parking and Transit Changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 22, 2014) — During the break between the fall and spring semesters, demand for student parking is greatly reduced. As a result, Parking and Transportation Services does not control many of the student areas for permits during this period.

In general, all Residential (R) lots, with the exception of R6 (Seminary), R16, R17 and R18, and the C8 lot, are off control beginning Dec. 20. All employee lots will remain on control, including the joint use Employee/Commuter lots. Even though some lots are not controlled for permits, they are still monitored for other parking violations to include, but not limited to, parking in fire lanes, on yellow lines, and in disabled accessible parking.

The Kentucky Clinic Parking Garage (PS #3) and the UK HealthCare Parking Garage (PS # 8), will remain open at all times. No attendant will be on duty Thursday, Dec. 25 or Thursday, Jan. 1, at these two facilities.

The R4, R5, R11, R12 and R14 lots will resume normal parking control Monday, Jan. 5. The R3, R7, R8 and R10 lots will resume normal parking control on Saturday, Jan. 10. The C8 lot and evening and K areas will resume normal parking control Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Most regular CATS and Lextran campus bus service will not operate between semesters. For the 2014-15 semester break, PTS will operate one CATS bus on the Break Route. The route will run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 22-24, Jan. 5-9, and Jan. 12–13. Please view the Break Route for pick-up times and locations. The UK HealthCare Route will not operate on Dec, 25 or Jan. 1. To support continual operations at the UK Chandler Hospital, the route will run 6 a.m. until midnight Dec. 24, 26, 29–31 and Jan. 2, but with only two buses on the route. The route will return to regular service on Jan. 5. The Kentucky Clinic Shuttle will not operate on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1; however, it will run a regular schedule Dec. 26, 29-31 and Jan. 2. On Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, the Kentucky Clinic Shuttle morning route will operate from 6:45 to 9 a.m. and the afternoon route will operate from 3 to 6 p.m. The route will resume regular service on Jan. 2.

The On-Demand Night bus will resume service Sunday, Jan. 11, operating from 7 p.m. to midnight with one bus to accommodate students returning to campus. The Yellow Night Route will resume Monday, Jan. 12. All other CATS routes and the Lextran Stadium Route will resume regular service Wednesday, Jan. 14.