With the new hospital tower opening come some changes to the UConn Health shuttle system effective Monday, May 16:
Route 1 (Night Bus) will be relocated from the main building entrance to the new hospital tower entrance. This route will continue to serve patients, visitors, staff and students travelling between the new hospital tower entrance, Garage 1 Level 6, Musculoskeletal Institute/UConn Surgery Center, Outpatient Pavilion, Shuttle Lot 3, and the Cell and Genome Sciences Building. The service cycle time will remain the same, approximately every 15 minutes.
Route 2 will be relocated from the main building entrance to the new hospital tower entrance. This route will continue to serve patients, visitors, staff and students travelling between the new hospital tower entrance, Musculoskeletal Institute/UConn Surgery Center, Outpatient Pavilion, 195 Farmington Ave., 10 Talcott Notch, 230 Farmington Ave., the Exchange, and 21 South Rd. The service cycle time will remain the same, approximately every 30 minutes.
Route 3 will serve staff and students travelling between Munson Road, main building entrance, Musculoskeletal Institute/UConn Surgery Center, and the Outpatient Pavilion.
Route 4 will serve staff and students travelling between Cell and Genome Sciences Building, Shuttle Lot 3, the bus shelters on Main Road near Jackson Labs and the pond, and the main building entrance.
Route 5 will serve patients, visitors, staff and students traveling between the new hospital tower entrance, main building entrance, Garage 1-Level 6 shelter, Musculoskeletal Institute/UConn Surgery Center and the Outpatient Pavilion.
All the new maps and schedules are available at park.uchc.edu/shuttle-bus-service.
Parking Changes
The employee entrance from Garage 2 to the new hospital tower opens today. It is located on Level 3 of Garage 2, and is accessible by elevator.
For patients and visitors, valet parking will be available at the new hospital tower starting Monday, bringing the number of valet locations to three, with the following hours:
New Hospital Tower
Arrivals 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Departures 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Main Building Entrance
Arrivals 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Departures 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Outpatient Pavilion
Arrivals 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Departures 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New Walkway to New Tower
An exterior walkway between Garage 1/lower campus and the new tower is now open. At the hospital end is a covered stairwell that leads to the front entrance of the new tower.
Questions and concerns should go parking.transportation@uchc.edu or 860-679-4248.