Bank of the West Concert June 27; Free Parking at UNO

The annual 'Bank of the West Celebrates America' concert is set for Friday, June 27, at Memorial Park from 6 to 10 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and UNO will again provide free parking.

This year's entertainment includes Kool & The Gang, 38 Special and Night Wing, an ensemble from the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band. A fireworks finale will follow the performances at 10 p.m. Also at the event, The Omaha Food Bank will accept donations of non-perishable food items. Specially designed Bank of the West Celebrates America plush bears will be available for $5 each, with all proceeds going to The Food Bank.

In addition to surface parking lots, UNO's multi-level parking garage will be open after 4 p.m. Event organizers encourage those who park on campus to use the pedestrian overpass when crossing Dodge Street.

Shuttle service between the UNO Dodge and Pacific locations stops at 6 p.m. during the summer. People who park at the Pacific location for the concert will not be able to take the shuttle back to their cars after 6 p.m.

Bank of the West, in cooperation with the city of Omaha, annually sponsors the outdoor concert and fireworks finale. For more information, visit the Web at http://www.bankofthewest.com/celebratesamerica.

Parking Lot Maintenance Notice

Sunday through Monday, June 22-23, Lots S and D will be closed to undergo regularly scheduled seal coating and striping. The lots will reopen Tuesday morning, provided the weather has allowed for restriping. Due to unpredictable weather conditions, the schedule may change without notice, and lots will be closed as needed.

For more information, contact Walt Burr at 9554.2582. Check the Current Complete Closure Map for detailed location information.

Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Mall Renovation and Lot R Closure

Starting the week of May 26, the mall area south of the Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) and the north one-third of lot R will undergo renovations. Two-thirds of lot R will close during the construction. The four affected handicap-accessible stalls will be relocated to the south end of lot R.

The handicap-accessible ramp south of the MBSC and the northwest doors of Allwine Hall will also close during this project. The west and northeast doors of the MBSC and northeast and southeast doors of Allwine Hall will be designated as handicap-accessible entrances.

The project is expected to be completed by Friday, Aug. 1.

For more information, contact Walt Burr at 960.9819. Check the Current Complete Closure Map for detailed location information.

West University Drive Storm Drain Repair

Construction begins May 19, 2008, for the repair of a storm drain located on West University Drive at the Dodge Street location. Work is expected to take approximately four days to complete. Restricted traffic lanes in the area of construction will mean some travel delays as the work takes place.

For more information, contact Larry Morgan at 554.3735.

Summer Motorcycle Parking Notice

Additional seasonal motorcycle parking is available for faculty, staff and students through Friday, Aug. 22. Motorcycles may be parked at the following locations on the Dodge, Pacific and Center Street campuses:

• Parking structure (stop by Campus Security, 100 Eppley Administration Building, for details);
• Northwest corner of Lot A (north of Kayser Hall);
• Northwest corner of Lot M (south of Criss Library);
• Southwest corner of Lot 2 (north of The University of Nebraska Peter Kiewit Institute); and
• West of the dome in Lot 20 (Center Street Location).

For more information, contact Campus Security at 554.2648.

Elmwood Park Lower Road to Close May 12

The city of Omaha will begin resurfacing the Elmwood Park lower road on Monday, May 12, at 8 a.m. Due to the narrow width, the road will be closed to all traffic. The intersection of University Drive South and University Drive East will remain open.

The project is expected to last four days. For more information, contact Campus Security at 554.2648. Check the Current Complete Closure Map for detailed location information.

Parking Update from Campus Security

Several parking changes will take place on campus due to renovation of the HPER building, construction of the new College of Business Administration building and the opening of Maverick Village.

Some changes will happen over the summer as these projects get underway.

With the opening of Maverick Village comes the addition of a second parking structure at the Dodge location. The new structure along University Drive South, west of Maverick Village, will be reserved parking.

Students living at University Village (UV) and Maverick Village (MV) and parking a vehicle on campus will be restricted to lots L and J. Lot L is currently used by UV residents. Lot J will be designated as the new University Drive South parking structure. There is enough capacity in lots L and J to allow all the residents of UV and MV to have a parking place. A permit will be required, as well as a surcharge, to park in lots J and L. An access card will be necessary to enter either lot.

But not all students who live at the Dodge location have a vehicle on campus. There will be additional spaces in lots J and L. Commuter students, faculty and staff may purchase a permit/access card on a first come, first serve basis. The two lots will not be over-sold. The permit for lots J and L will be valid only in lots J and L. The permits will also be honored in the appropriate lots at the Pacific and Center locations.

Additional changes for the fall include:

• A portion of lot 6 at the Pacific location will be closed for construction of the new CBA building.
• Lots O and Q at the Dodge location will be closed for renovation of HPER.
• The spaces used during construction on the College of Public Affairs and Community Service building in lot N will be available.
• Lot Q will be temporarily moved to lot N to accommodate the faculty/staff stalls lost during renovation of HPER.
• Lot R will be reduced by 10 spaces with the Henningson Plaza expansion project.
• The University Village parking lot, West of lot G, will return to student parking.
• Parking will again be available at the Crossroads Mall parking garage. No permit is required.

Updates will be posted throughout the summer on this web page. For more information contact Campus Security at 402.554.2648.

Check the Current Complete Closure Map for detailed location information.

Utility project temporarily closes parking lots Q and O

On the Dodge Street location, parking lots Q and O will be partially blocked off for utility verification work this week (April 2008). The contractor will be working in this area and parking lot restrictions will continue through Saturday, April 19. For more information, contact Robert Fuder, construction engineer, at 554.2284. Check the Current Complete Closure Map for detailed location information.

Dodge location traffic delay notice

Commuters of the Dodge location should expect traffic delays this evening (Jan. 17), especially at the 67th and Dodge Street exit. Due to delivery problems for the Maverick Village, currently only one lane is accessible leaving campus at the 67th and Dodge Street exit. Campus Security suggests leaving campus through Elmwood Park or at the 60th and Dodge Street exit.

November 1 football game will cause parking changes on campus

The November 1, 2007 football game at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) against the University of South Dakota will cause some parking changes on campus. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and fans are encouraged to arrive as early as possible.

The parking change information:

• The top two levels of the UNO parking garage will be available to people coming to the football game. The gates will be open and the public will be able to park free of charge starting at 4 p.m. The bottom level of the garage will be reserved for people coming to evening classes.
• Fans from South Dakota have a designated tailgate area in Parking Lot 6 on the Pacific location campus. Shuttle buses will take USD fans from the lot to the stadium and back again after the game. Check the Current Complete Closure Map 'Football Visitor Tailgate Area' link for location information.
• UNO fans can also park on the Pacific location campus and use shuttle buses. Shuttle bus service will begin at 5 p.m. and run until 11 p.m. Faculty and staff can also use the Pacific location for parking and use the shuttles to come to the game or classes. The Crossroads shuttle is available only until 6 p.m.
• Half of parking lot Q—just to the west of the Fieldhouse—will be shut down on game day due to parked equipment, television trucks and other logistic needs connected to the broadcast of the game on CSTV. Check the Current Complete Closure Map for up-to-date information.

Extra officers from UNO Campus Security and from the Omaha Police Department will help direct traffic and will be on hand both near the stadium and on the Pacific location campus. The UNO Athletic Department expects 7,000 to 9,000 fans at the game.

Concrete deliveries will prompt short traffic delays

Beginning the week of November 5, the Kiewit Building Group will begin to accept delivery of pre-cast concrete for the new parking garage under construction on the west side of campus. The daily deliveries will prompt short traffic delays as the trucks arrive on campus.

Approximately 12 flatbed truckloads of the pre-cast will be delivered every day to the UNO campus. Each delivery will create a traffic stoppage for several minutes near the William H. and Dorothy Thompson Alumni Center (67^th and Dodge Streets) and near the construction site. Trucks will be arriving on Dodge Street from the west and, in order to make the turn into the campus, each truck will use the northbound lanes of 67^th Street, directly to the east of the Alumni Center. Construction workers with flags will be on hand to stop and direct traffic for each delivery. The trucks will proceed south on 67^th Street and turn east onto College Plaza, where they will turn into the construction site near the Kiewit trailers.

"We're asking that motorists be patient with these traffic delays," said Audrey Buckley, project manager for the student housing and parking garage. More than 500 pre-cast pieces will be delivered for the garage over a three- month period. When completed in August 2008, the five-level parking garage will hold 892 vehicles.

Crossroads garage adds more than 300 additional spaces

Renovations to the top of the Crossroads parking garage have finished. With that accomplished, more than 300 additional parking spaces are now available to UNO students.

The Crossroads shuttle is available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Shuttles arrive every 10 to 15 minutes and transport riders to and from high traffic points on campus.

Be sure to check the Current Complete Closure Map for up-to-date information.

Current parking changes for Aug. 27 forward

• Lot I, southwest corner of the Dodge location campus, is now unavailable to students or faculty/staff
• Lot J, University Village parking, has been moved to west of the Durham Science Center
• Lot M, south of Criss Library, will have the majority of its parking spaces available again for the start of the semester
• Lot N, west of Engineering, has fewer parking spaces available due to construction work
• University Drive along College Plaza will be open for the start of the fall semester
• The existing parking garage will be completely available for the fall semester. Summer maintenance will be complete before Aug. 27.

Parking update for the week of Aug. 20

Parking at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) during the 2007-08 academic year will take some extra thought and planning as the campus goes through a period of construction and development. Classes start at UNO on Aug. 27.

Ongoing construction of additional student housing, a parking garage and road work on the southwest corner of the Dodge location campus has meant 300 fewer student stalls being available when compared to a year ago. Off-site (and free) parking at Crossroads Mall provides an option for students, faculty and staff, said Paul Kosel, assistant manager for campus security.

"No one needs to buy a parking sticker to use the shuttle bus service from Crossroads," he said. "The buses come every 10 to 15 minutes and they drop people off at the high traffic points of campus. It’s an excellent way to approach parking this year."

The Crossroads shuttle is available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. A second shuttle route runs from the Dodge location to Pacific location campus from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m.

For people who want their vehicle on campus, arriving at UNO earlier than in years past and having patience is the best advice, Kosel said.