January 2024 - December 2026
Offering 1200 spaces across six separate levels, the Williamson Road Parking Garage will be strategically located near the School of Architecture, the Engineering Precinct, and along a Tiger Transit shuttle route. The new 432,000 square foot structure will serve as a key campus parking facility. Once parked, students, employees, and visitors will have direct pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access to the rest of campus.
The parking structure will be constructed with either pre-cast or post-tensioned cast in place concrete. Construction of the parking facility will likely also include masking or fenestration, a pedestrian bridge providing direct access to the core campus, elevators, and parking access technology.
Project Team
Architect
Jenkins * Peer Architects, PA
Charlotte, North Carolina
Construction Manager at Risk:
TBD
The selected site not only offers convenience to visitors and commuters but offers sloping terrain minimizing visual impact of the structure and ensuring that no parking levels are below grade.
The sloping terrain of this site and location near the existing road network allows for entry/egress from both Williamson Road and Perimeter Road and allows access on multiple levels of the structure that minimizes traffic congestion to, from, and within the structure.
The University parking system is fully utilized as of 2023 with an anticipated enrollment growth rate of 2 percent annually. This facility will be located centrally near the new alumni center and will provide high-density parking for alumni, visitors, athletic functions, current students, and prospective students on campus tours.