NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourney to Impact Some North Campus Parking March 18-22

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2015) — For the second consecutive year, the University of Kentucky has been selected to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships in Memorial Coliseum; games will be held at noon and 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22.

According to UK Parking and Transportation Services North Campus parking will be impacted beginning Wednesday, March 18, due to lot closures associated with tournament operations. However, since this event occurs during the university’s Spring Break, this will limit the impact to the broader campus community. Regardless, employees who typically park on North Campus should plan accordingly and allow extra time in arriving to work.

The College View Lot, adjacent to Wildcat Coal Lodge, will be reserved for tournament operations parking only from Wednesday, March 18, through Sunday, March 22; the lot has 75 spaces. Additionally, 20 spaces in the Coliseum Lot, located behind the Joe Craft Center, will be unavailable from Thursday, March 19 through Sunday, March 22, to accommodate satellite trucks for media outlets covering the tournament games.

The Linden Walk Lot will also be unavailable to general parking Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22, for tournament operations. The lot consists of 63 spaces.

Additionally, employees who park in the South Limestone Garage (PS #5) should expect an increase in visitors parking in the facility Friday, March 20, and plan accordingly.

Members of the UK community with valid E permits who normally park their vehicles in the areas listed above may park in other E lots on campus. Go to www.uky.edu/pts/parking-info_parking-maps to view a campus parking map.