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The parking lots between the soccer fields and the Lupton baseball stadium are being expanded to allow for more parking spaces. The lots are still available for regular use. Construction of these lots will be complete by June 22.

The parking lot adjacent to the Bayard Friedman Tennis Center is being re-paved one side at a time. Construction will begin June 25 and should conclude in August. Visitors to the Tennis Center may still park in this lot during this time.

February 1, 2007

The University Christian Church parking lots will be closed for special use during TCU Ministers Week which is February 5-8. The lots on the Southwest corner of McPherson and Rogers and the Northeast corner of W. Cantey and University will be unavailable Monday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 am through Thursday, Feb. 8 at 11:00 am.
 
December 18, 2006

Construction has begun on the new Brown-Lupton University Union. The parking lots in front of Colby Hall and Moncrief Hall are permenantly closed. Access to the Health Center is available from Stadium Drive.

Main campus parking will be allowed to use the lot at the corner of Mid Ct. and Kent Street, as well as the lots north of the Stadium.

November 2, 2006

Beginning Nov. 6, all traffic entering the Worth Hills complex will be required to use either Midcourt or Pond Drive located off of Bellaire Drive North. Only campus buses and shuttles will be allowed to use the Berry Street entrance into Worth Hills.

November 1, 2006

Beginning Thursday, November 2nd, a portion of Lot 7 will be closed and used as a construction area for the new Indoor Practice Facility. Parking spaces that the line the fence and as well as spaces just across from those (a total of 89 spots) will be affected. Vehicles currently in these spaces should be moved no later than 7 a.m. on Thursday. These spaces on the southwest corner of Lot 7, south of the Schollmaier Basketball Complex, will not be accessible during the duration of the construction.  Click here for a map of the affected lot.

For those who park in this lot, the following options are available during the construction period. 

• The remainder of the spaces east of the Schollmaier complex will still be available on a first come, first served basis.
• Lots 3 and 4 are available for Main Campus and Faculty/Staff permit holders and have enough additional spaces to accommodate the additional cars. Shuttle service will continue as usual from these lots.
• A lot at the corner of Kent & Midcourt (in front of the Tri-Delta house) will be available for day and overnight parking as well. No shuttle service runs directly from this lot, however there are several stops in close proximity.
• Please refer to the campus police web site at www.cap.tcu.edu for shuttle schedules and stops.

May 22, 2006-August 18, 2006

Beginning Wednesday, August 23rd, The University Christian Church (UCC) parking lot at the corner of W. Cantey and Rogers Rd. (across the street from the Jerita Buschman Theatre) will become a reserved lot for TCU faculty and staff from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. This agreement will benefit TCU by better facilitating parking within the UCC lot as well as providing additional reserved spaces for faculty and staff. Parking in the UCC lot at Rogers and McPherson, will continue to be available at no cost (directly north of the lot on Rogers and W. Cantey).

The UCC lot is open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors attending events in Ed Landreth Hall or Walsh Center after 5 p.m. weeknights. Due to an agreement between the city and the church, the lot closes at midnight and all vehicles left after 1 a.m. may be towed at owner's expense. The church has control of the lot on Saturdays and Sundays.
Beginning Monday, May 22, the Quad lot will be closed. Faculty/staff reserved permit holders who parked in the Quad lot will begin to park in the lot in front of Daniel Meyer Coliseum.  


Road Closures
December 13, 2007

For construction vehicles to access Clark and Jarvis for renovations, temporary roads will be constructed from University Drive to each of the buildings. These roads will remain in place until construction is complete.

December 5, 2007

The crosswalk connecting the Mary Couts Burnett Library Mall and the Veterans Plaza in front of Reed Hall will be reconfigured to improve wheel chair access.  You will still be able to cross University Drive at these locations as the crews will only be working on one half at a time; however, the areas will be more congested than usual. The work is scheduled to be complete by the end of the month. The project will improve wheel chair access and appearance of these two heavily used crosswalks.     

September 6, 2007

As construction on the bookstore progresses, areas on Berry and Cockrell Streets immediately next to the construction site may be blocked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Construction on Cockrell Street may make it difficult to get to the bookstore and the reserved parking lot at Cockrell and W. Bowie Streets until early October. Only one lane on Cockrell Street will be open during construction and parking on the street will not be permitted.

June 21, 2007

Cockrell Avenue is under construction to install a utility line. Construction will occur at night, but access to the street will be limited during the day. The project should be complete by August 20, 2007.

September 12, 2006

• The sidewalk from Stadium Drive to the Brown-Lupton Health Center is now open.
• Construction is complete on all roads and the roads are now open.
•  North Drive and South Drive remain closed to through traffic and are accessible for construction vehicles and deliveries only.

August 31, 2006

• Stadium Drive  at Highview (Frog Alley) is now open.
• Lowden Street is now open.
• The stairs west of Moncrief Hall are being rebuilt. They are closed until after Labor Day.

August 11, 2006

Please note the following updates:

• Portions of Lowden Street will be closed between Greene Ave. and Parker Ave. (near the center entrance of Smith Entrepreneur   Hall) from August 10-25, 2006. Traffic can turn west on Lowden Street to access the ROTC parking lot. The parking lot between Mary Couts Burnett Library and Smith Entrepreneur Hall can be accessed through the ROTC lot and Greene Ave.
• W. Bowie Street will be closed between Waits Ave. and Lubbock Ave. (near the Bass Building) from August 10-16, 2006. If you need to access Campus Police, please enter from the East or from the North off Cantey  Street and Lubbock Ave.
• The west lane (and occasionally the two west lanes) of Stadium Drive will be closed from August 11-28, 2006. Motorists can still use Stadium Drive travelling both directions, just note the lane closures may slow traffic.
• Main Drive is only open for access to the Moncrief Hall and Colby/Health Center parking lots. The portion of Main Drive east of Moncrief and Colby Halls is closed permanently.
• The sidewalks stretching from Stadium Dr. east to the Brown-Luption Student Center (in front of the Health Center, Colby Hall, Foster Hall, Moncrief Hall and Milton Daniel Hall) are now open and will remain open
• Both North Drive and South Drive are closed permanently to thru traffic and parking. Deliveries to Sadler Hall and the Brown-Lupton Student Center will be allowed access via South Drive. North Drive is designated as a construction delivery route. All other traffic will be directed to appropriate lots.

July 28, 2006

Please note the following road closures:

• Lowden Street will be closed between Greene Ave. and Lubbock Ave. (near Smith Entrepreneur Hall) from July 27 through Aug. 11, 2006.
• W. Bowie Street will be closed between Waits Ave. and Lubbock Ave. (near the Bass Building) from July 27 through Aug. 11, 2006. If you need to access Campus Police, please enter from the East or from the North off Cantey  Street and Lubbock Ave.
• The two west lanes of Stadium Drive will be closed from July 27 through Aug. 16, 2006. Motorists can still use Stadium Drive travelling both directions, just note the lane closures may slow traffic.
• Main Drive will be closed (south of the Brown-Lupton Health Center and Colby Hall) from July 27 through Aug. 11, 2006.
•  Main Drive will be closed (north of Moncrief Hall and Milton Daniel Hall) from July 27 through Aug. 4, 2006.
• The sidewalk stretching from Stadium Dr. east to the Brown-Luption Student Center (in front of the Health Center, Colby Hall and Foster Hall) will be closed July 27 through Aug. 11, 2006.
• The sidewalk stretching from Stadium Drive east to the Brown-Lupton Student Center (in front of Moncrief Hall and Milton Daniel Hall) will be closed from July 27 through Aug. 4, 2006.
• The sidewalk in front of the Tom Brown/Pete Wright Residential Complex is open now and will remain open.
• Both North Drive and South Drive will be closed July 29 through July 31, 2006. Deliveries to Sadler Hall and the Brown-Lupton Student Center will be allowed access via the Tom Brown/Pete Wright parking lot in the fire lane for these three days only.

July 3, 2006

Effective immediately: The sidewalk that leads to central campus from Stadium Drive (between Moncrief Residence Hall and Tom Brown/Pete Wright Residential Complex) is closed for approximately 10 days due to construction. A suggested alternate route is the sidewalk that runs behind Moncrief Hall by the University Recreation Center.

 May 22, 2006

Main Drive is closed for construction except for access to the lots in front of Moncrief Residence Hall, Colby Residence Hall and the Health Center. North Drive is open temporarily for deliveries and emergency vehicles. South Drive is closed until July 7th. Lowden Street is closed until further notice for new utility construction. A portion of the lower freshmen lot is closed because of storm drain construction.

Bookstore

August 28, 2007
The bookstore is scheduled to be complete at the end of Dec. 2007.

Thursday, March 1
The bookstore will close 1 hour early (at 6 p.m.) to complete construction on the entrance.

Monday, March 5
The bookstore will re-open in the modular buildings on the site of the old bookstore and will offer retail merchandise and textbooks until the new bookstore is complete at the end of 2007.

Monday, February 8 - Thursday, February 12
Textbooks will not be available for sale or purchase February 8 - 12. (retail items will still be available February 8 & 9.)
Saturday and Sunday, February 10 - 11: The bookstore will be closed February 10 & 11 for inventory and building relocation.

Monday, February 12 – Sunday, February 18
The retail portion of the store will remain available. (textbooks may be obtained by submitting a request in store to bookstore personnel) A smaller version of the bookstore will open Monday, February 19 with limited merchandise.

For more information, contact the TCU bookstore at 817-257-7844 or to shop online during the temporary closing, visit http://tcu.bncollege.com.

Frog Fountain

December 12, 2007
Frog Fountain has returned to its permanent home in the Campus Commons.