Work begins on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, on accessibility enhancements to the Hospital Parking Garage on UTMB’s Galveston campus.
The project has multiple components. One will connect a tunnel from the south side of the Hospital Parking Garage to the Administration Building Plaza, similar to the two existing tunnels to Jennie Sealy Hospital and the Waverley Smith/John Sealy complex. The tunnel—which was partially constructed when the garage was built—will travel under the roadway and connect at ground level to the adjoining plaza, providing an alternate and easily accessible route through the area.
In addition, an elevator control room for a new elevator on the south side of the garage will be built, and renovations are planned to two ADA-accessible ramps on the north and west sides of the Hospital Parking Garage.
For safety, pedestrians will be detoured around a construction and staging area directly east of the Administration Building (see illustration).
We apologize for any inconvenience.