The UBC campus is always growing and changing so it is common to encounter construction and road closures. The map below will help you locate existing construction areas and road closures at UBC Okanagan. It is updated with each new project to make navigating campus easier.
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Child Care Facility – October 2023 – Fall 2024
As a result of construction of the new Child Care Facility south of the existing Daycare Building on Discovery Avenue, there will be disruptions to site access until Fall 2024 as detailed below, and as shown in the Construction Map above.
This work will result in the following disruptions:
- Reduced on site parking within the Child Care Facility site. Additional stalls along Discovery Avenue have been identified to provide additional parking for pick-up/ drop-off during construction.
- Single-lane alternating vehicle access to parking Lot W, south of the Child Care Facility site. Access to the accessible stalls within Lot W have been maintained.
x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn – Dec. 2022 – 2025
As a result of the construction of x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn south of the EME Building on Alumni Avenue, there will be disruptions to the Transit Exchange until December 2023 as detailed below, and as shown in the exchange map here.
This work will result in the following disruptions:
- Alumni Avenue will be CLOSED to through traffic between the Parking Lot J Access and University Way. Only buses will be permitted onto Alumni Avenue at University Way to access the Transit Exchange. Full lane closure will be in place until December 2023.
- Pick-up / drop-off activity cannot occur on Alumni Avenue or University Way when Alumni Avenue is closed. All pick-up / drop-off activity in this area is directed to a new temporary pick-up / drop-off area located in Parking Lot E (south side). Please follow directional signage as posted.
- Bus stops will be moved in the Transit Exchange until December 2023. Please refer to Transit Updates page for more information on where to catch your bus during this time.
- Pedestrians using Alumni Avenue to travel to and from parking Lots J and B are to use the detour routes as marked (also shown within the Construction Map).
- Access to Parking Lots B and J will remain open on Alumni Avenue. The east site of Parking Lot J will remain closed throughout construction.
- The EME building will have disrupted service access until December 2023. Temporary service will be created around the building to ensure building operations can continue.
Visit the Campus Planning project page for more information about x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn.
For questions regarding x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn construction, please contact operations.ok@ubc.ca
Transit Exchange Impacts February – December 2023
As a result of the construction of x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn, south of the EME Building on Alumni Avenue, there will be disruptions to the Transit Exchange from February – December 2023 as detailed below.
- Bus Stop E for route 13 Quail Ridge and route 90 Vernon will move from the east side of Alumni Avenue to the west side of Alumni Avenue. This is where buses currently drop off passengers. Temporary signage indicating the bus stop will be installed.
- Bus Stop A for route 4 Pandosy Express and route 6 Glenmore will move into the Transit Exchange just west of Bus Stop A. Temporary signage indicating the bus stop will be installed.
- An overflow drop-off area will be created on the east end of Transit Way in the event there is no space at the current drop-off area.