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NewsvineThe 1,180-space Wilbur underground Parking Structure 6 (PS6) is scheduled to open later this month, pending regulatory inspections. Once the structure is complete, several parking lots on campus are scheduled to close.
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According to Mark Bonino, special projects manager at the Department of Project Management, the regulatory inspections are currently under way to prepare for a May 20 opening.
“Each construction project has inspections by regulatory agencies before the work can be considered completed,” Bonino said. “In this case, we will have inspections on most of the major components, including life safety systems, fire protection systems, elevators and emergency generators.”
The temporary parking lot outside of Soto — constructed to address the parking deficit between the closure of the Stern and Law School lots — will close in accordance with conditions set by the County of Santa Clara, Bonino added.
Although a fence has been placed at the front, this parking lot will continue to operate until May 20.
“The fence in front of this parking lot was placed for its eventual closure and use for construction and logistical support,” Bonino said.
The parking lot across from Vaden will also close upon completion of PS6.
According to Bonino, the Vaden parking lot needs to be reconfigured to provide safe access onto Bowdoin Lane, which serves as the principal entry into the parking structure.
“It is scheduled to re-open in the early summer,” he said of the Vaden lot.
The Wilbur underground parking structure is being constructed primarily for student use, but it will also have commuter, visitor and disabled parking.
Bonino said the landscape and related site work will continue through June.
On a similar construction schedule, the Munger Graduate Residences project is still underway. When completed, the Munger Residences will provide housing for 600 graduate students near the center of the Stanford campus. Campus parking and transportation in the surrounding areas have been heavily affected by the construction project.
According to Bonino, the Munger Graduate Residences is scheduled to open in phases between January and June 2009.
“[Currently], the first building is being enclosed, while the second building will be enclosed within the next couple of weeks,” he said.
Throughout this week, there will be intermittent one-way traffic control on Arguello Mall between Campus Drive and Bowdoin Lane due to construction on a new walkway along Arguello Way.