There are several projects planned or underway fall 2024 at the University of North Texas. This page is intended as a general guide for UNT community members. Please note that timelines may change depending on weather or other conditions.

For the most updated news, please follow our social media: @UNTFacilitiesDept on Facebook and @UNTFacilities on Instagram and X.

Note:  the City of Denton owns all roads in and around campus. We alert our City partners to make them aware of UNT activities, but their work must sometimes proceed during our busy times. Please stay informed and have patience. All of this work will create smooth, new roads for our campus. Read more details about ongoing construction on the City of Denton's website.

Central Avenue, Highland Street Garage
Three images in a collage showing Central Avenue and Highland Street Parking Garage with construction cones in front. First image: arrow points right off of Highland Street onto Central Ave. Second image: Arrow points down Central Ave, with a star over the 2nd entrance of Highland Street Parking Garage. Third image: star over the correct Highland Street Parking Garage entrance.Central Avenue is the street where you will find the vehicle entrances to the Highland Street Garage. The city is repaving that road, following some work that had to be done in the area over the summer. The entrances remain open but the road is a bit rough. The roadwork is expected to be complete by Sept. 3.
 
Highland Street Garage entrances are expected to be closed on Aug. 23 (Friday) to allow the paving crews to complete work on both sides of the road.
  • If you are a faculty or staff member with a Highland Street Garage permit, please use F/S parking lots during the closures.
  • If you are a student with a Highland Street Garage permit, please use Eagle parking lots during the closures.
  • If you typically use the garage for daily parking or are a visitor, please use another visitor parking lot or the ParkMobile app to find hourly parking on campus.

A parking map can be found on the Transportation Services homepage under the top photo (click the "Campus Maps & Parking Locations"  button).

Central Avenue, Lot 36

snippet of a map showing vehicle and pedestrian entry points

The Central Avenue roadwork is also blocking one entrance to Lot 36, which is just east of the Highland Street Garage. The roadwork is expected to be complete by Sept. 3 and,once it is done, the entrance will be reopened.

Until the Central Avenue entrance is reopened please use the entrance along Maple Street (accessible from Welch Street) as the main entry and exit point. The traffic on Maple Street has been temporarily set as two-way traffic to accommodate this and Eagle commuter street parking has been blocked to allow for this measure. These two items are noted on the image above -- the yellow arrow shows the entry/exit point, and the red X shows that street parking is temporarily removed.

When entering or exiting the lot as a pedestrian, the safest route is to use the northeast corner of the lot since all other sidewalk areas are blocked. This is at the corner of Highland Street and Welch Street, noted on the image above by a red circle.

Avenue C, Eagle to Highland

Map showing full road closure of Avenue C from W Highland Street to W Eagle Drive. Crosswalks at Ave C and Maple Street are closed, while crosswalks across Ave C at Highland St and Eagle Dr are open.Avenue C is fully blocked off to pedestrian and vehicle traffic from Eagle Drive to Highland Street. Vehicles and pedestrians will not be able to cross the street at Maple Street. See more information below for details about navigating Maple Street.

The City expects their work on Avenue C to conclude in December 2024 or January 2025. UNT anticipates that Avenue C will be temporarily opened for fall 2024 commencement.

Avenue C, along Maple Street

map snippet showing barricade and re-routes for Maple StreetDue to the partial closure of Avenue C, Maple Street traffic will be diverted along Avenue B. In the image above, note the barricade that will be in place preventing westbound Maple Street traffic from going further than Avenue B.

Avenue B will be temporarily re-routed to be southbound traffic only (see blue arrows on the map). Permit holders who park in Lot 23 and Lot 44 (the on-street parking) will need to use Avenue A to access Maple Street and then go south on Avenue B to access your parking area.

This will also block access to the Maple Street entrance to Lot 24. Lot 24 permit holders - please use the Highland Street entry/exit point only.

Welch Street

map showing sections where work will be done along Welch StreetWelch Street is undergoing both utility work and roadwork that began in summer 2024 and is expected to be completed in spring 2026.

The work is being done in sections: From Eagle Drive to Highland Street; From Highland Street to Prairie Street; From Prairie Street to Chestnut Street; From Chestnut Street to Mulberry Street; From Mulberry Street to Hickory Street

Each section requires full road closure at that section only while the City completes their work. The rest of Welch will remain open, with detours around the section undergoing work.

Utility work is partially complete, as work starting in early summer 2024. The utility work is expected to continue north in sections through December 2024.

Once utility work is complete, the city will start back at their initial section (Eagle to Highland) and begin work on road paving.

Several UNT buses use Welch Street to access their pick up/drop off locations along Union Circle. Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is aware of the detours needed by this roadwork and has adjusted their schedules accordingly.

Please be aware that due to traffic conditions, there may still be delays for some bus routes.

DCTA routes for fall 2024 can be found here: https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/rail-bus-services/university-routes/fall-2024

Lot 47 near the Welch Street complexes will be inaccessible while the city works on the section of Welch from Prairie to Chestnut.

Lot 7

map snippet showing areas of Lot 7 that will be closed in September or soon thereafterLot 7 will be the site of UNT’s new Science & Technology Building. Lot 7 is currently designated as an Eagle (student commuter) parking lot, with nearby on-street parking for both Eagle permit holders and F/S (faculty/staff) permit holders.

Preliminary fencing is expected to go up in early September or soon thereafter. This fencing will cover about half of the parking lot. The other half of the parking lot will remain open during this initial phase. In the image above, please note that one entrance to the lot will be closed off during the initial phase (shown as a red X) so please only use the entrance designated above with a yellow arrow.

Full parking lot closure is expected to happen in late fall 2024 – possibly as early as November, but likely in December. Construction of the new building is expected to take about two years.

UNT Transportation Services has made some accommodations to help student commuters find parking, including:

  • Construction of Lot 59 on the old Oak Street Hall site. Students can find this lot at 1120 W. Oak Street.
  • Reworking some previous resident parking lots and making them Eagle parking lots. Notably, Lots 14 and 15, which are across the street from a bus stop of the Mean Green route (MG111).
  • Expansion of Eagle spaces in Lot 20, across from the UNT Coliseum. The AC101 bus runs between Lot 20 and the Life Science building area roughly every 10 minutes, providing students with quick transport to the heart of campus. Find the full list of route times here: https://www.dcta.net/getting-around/rail-bus-services/university-routes/fall-2024