Plan for Construction Delays to Campus Bus Service

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2014) — University of Kentucky Parking and Transportation Services is aware of delays impacting campus bus service over the past few weeks, and is working with university and Lextran officials to mitigate these delays. These delays are primarily caused by two recent construction projects, both of which are significantly impacting the Lextran Stadium-Greg Page Route (also known as Route 14).

The first involves work being done by Columbia Gas in the Shawneetown Apartment area that has closed University Court until Wednesday, Oct. 1. The second involves utility work on South Limestone in front of the Kentucky Clinic scheduled for completion Friday, Oct. 10. No acceptable alternate route exists, so UK and Lextran have collaborated on the following measures to lessen delays as much as possible:

• Lane closures on South Limestone, when necessary, will occur only between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Lextran has assigned a field supervisor to monitor the situation and adapt as necessary.
• The number of buses on Route 14 has been increased from six to seven. Additional buses can be added if needed due to demand.
• During the construction, Lextran will discontinue the practice of sending all buses to Greg Page. To improve efficiency of service to the campus core, Lextran will dedicate two buses to shuttle students between Greg Page and Commonwealth Stadium, reserving other buses for the stadium to central campus section of the route.
• The Shawneetown bus stop will be out of service until Wednesday, Oct. 1, as a result of the gas line work. Shawneetown residents are advised to use the Greg Page bus stop in the interim.

Even with these measures, travel times are expected to be longer than normal. Therefore, you should plan on allowing extra time to reach your destination until the construction period has passed. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time of campus growth, and hope to return Lextran bus service to normal levels in early October.