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Car park disruptions week commencing 20 February

Applicant days

Applicant days are essential recruitment events for the University. The number of parking bays within Giles Lane car park will reserved for visitors to these events as follows:

  • Monday 20 February – 46 bays
  • Wednesday 22 February- 145 bays
  • Thursday 23 February- 28 bays

Kent Business School

Kent Business School have requested some parking spaces to be reserved for VIP guests this week as follows:

  • Wednesday 22 February- 20 bays reserved in Pavilion car park
  • Thursday 23 February- 15 bays reserved in KBS car park

Where to park

Please remember that Accessible Bays can only be used by valid Government Blue Badge holders or University of Kent Accessible Permit holders. It is essential that these bays are kept free for those who require them.

There are 528 parking bays in Giles Lane car parks. This means that over a quarter of the parking bays will be closed to permit holders on Wednesday. On this day, Campus Security will endeavour to inform staff and students when this car park is full by placing notices on Giles Lane. You may find that you are required to park in the Park Wood Courts car parks and therefore we recommend you consider this when planning your journey to the campus.

As per the Traffic Regulations, although we do not guarantee a space, parking should still be available in other car parks including car parks around Park Wood Courts.  There are pedestrian signs within Park Wood Courts which inform you of the average time required to walk to the main campus. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride bus ticket that was sent with your parking permit to travel to and from the main campus.

Please see car park map  for location of car parks,  but if you are unsure please contact us.

Parking enforcement will continue in accordance with the University Regulations for the Management of Traffic.

Thank you for your cooperation

Canterbury campus parking disruptions this week

There have been requests to reserve parking for events on campus next week. All event coordinators encourage visitors to travel by public transport, where possible.

Event: Applicant Days

Applicant days are essential recruitment events for the University. The number of parking bays within Giles Lane car park will reserved for visitors to these events as follows:

  • Monday 13 February – 24 bays
  • Wednesday 15 February- 198 bays
  • Thursday 16 February- 26 bays
  • Friday 17 February- 12 Bays

Event: Kent Union Varsity

The Pavilion car park will reopen fully on Wednesday.

Where to park

Please remember that Accessible Bays can only be used by valid Government Blue Badge holders or University of Kent Accessible Permit holders. It is essential that these bays are kept free for those who require them.

There are 528 parking bays in Giles Lane car parks. This means that over a third of the parking bays will be closed to permit holders on Wednesday.  On this day, Campus Security will endeavour to inform staff and students when this car park is full by placing notices on Giles Lane.  You may find that you are required to park in the Park Wood Courts car parks and therefore we recommend you consider this when planning your journey to the campus.

As per the Traffic Regulations, although we do not guarantee a space, parking should still be available in other car parks including car parks around Park Wood Courts.  There are pedestrian signs within Park Wood Courts which inform you of the average time required to walk to the main campus. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride bus ticket that was sent with your parking permit to travel to and from the main campus.

Car Park locations can be found on the following link but if you are unsure please contact us.

https://www.kent.ac.uk/estates/services/parking/Parking%20Sep%202016%20map.pdf

Parking enforcement will continue in accordance with the University Regulations for the Management of Traffic.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation

Transport Team

01227 82 3609   transport@kent.ac.uk  @unikent_travel  www.kent.ac.uk/transport

Estates Department, University of Kent, Park Wood Road, Canterbury, CT2 7NN

Small applicant days this week at Canterbury

Enrolment Management Services are holding two small applicant days this week. These are essential recruitment events for the University. To assist with these applicant days, some bays will be reserved at Canterbury campus:

  • Wednesday 1 February 2017- 13 bays will be reserved in Giles Lane for a Biosciences applicant day
  • Thursday 2 February 2017- 24 bays will be reserved in Giles Lane for a Computing applicant day

University of Kent Court AGM

  • Friday 3 February 2017 – 40 bays will be reserved in Giles Lane

As these are small events we do not expect these to have a large effect on parking. If you do find Giles Lane to be full upon arrival, please park in other car parks valid for your permit. This includes Park Wood Courts which is located by the Park Wood accommodation.

There are pedestrian signs within Park Wood Courts which inform you of the average time required to walk to the main campus. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride bus ticket that was sent with your parking permit to travel to and from the main campus.

Please remember that parking enforcement will continue in accordance with the University Regulations for the Management of Traffic.

Snow and ice- Canterbury and Medway campuses

At Canterbury campus Grounds Maintenance, Estates, have gritted priority roads, pathways and car parks throughout the night and this morning.

At Medway campus gritting contractors and the Estates FM team have gritted priority roads, pathways and car parks this morning. Access roads to Dockyard buildings are clear as Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust have gritted the roads onsite overnight and the Estates FM team have gritted the entrance to the buildings this morning.

Please drive carefully and take extra precautions when walking to and from your vehicle and around campus as some areas may still be slippery.

We recommend you check traffic news or your transport provider for travel updates during this adverse weather. Visit www.kent.ac.uk/transport/planning  for useful links to transport (and road) twitter accounts and service updates webpages.

We are also trying to tweet some travel updates from our @unikent_travel twitter account, which can also be viewed online at www.kent.ac.uk/transport/news

Parking on Giles Lane by crossing

If you are parking in the area shown in the photograph, located next to the Woolf pelican crossing on Giles Lane, you may be issued with a Parking Notice from Canterbury City Council. This area is part of the public highway and is therefore enforced by Canterbury City Council Parking Enforcement Team.

We understand the area is sometimes used by Kent Highway service vehicles and is not a designated parking area.  Parking in this area is a cause for concern as vehicles parked here could potentially restrict vision to drivers on Giles Lane of pedestrians at the crossing.

Please only park in marked bays on campus in the area which your permit or parking ticket is valid for.

Transport Team

01227 82 3609  parking@kent.ac.uk   @unikent_travel   www.kent.ac.uk/transport

Estates Department, University of Kent, Park Wood Road, Canterbury, CT2 7NN

Kent School Games 30 June 2016

To assist Kent Sport with the Kent School Games the Sports Centre blue zone, Sports Centre Pay and Display and Pavilion blue zone and Pay and Display car parks will be closed on Thursday 30 June 2016. An area within the Park Wood Farthing Court car park will also be closed.

As this is during the vacation period parking should still be available within the central campus car parks, however, please be aware if these do become full then you may need to use the car parks within the Park Wood area, including the parking bays available next to the Park Wood accommodation.

Pedestrian signs within Park Wood Courts will inform you of the average time required to walk to the main campus. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride bus ticket that was sent with your parking permit to travel to and from Park Wood and the main campus.

Throughout the summer we will be updating our Transport News web page www.kent.ac.uk/transport/news and our twitter www.twitter.com/unikent_travel regarding the car parks. Our twitter feed is also available through the Transport News web page.

Please remember that parking enforcement will continue in accordance with the University Regulations for the Management of Traffic.

Giles Lane car park repairs update

Due to the weather the planned repairs of Giles Lane pink and blue zone car parks have been delayed. This will mean that the pink zone car park will remain closed on Tuesday 21 June, and the repairs within the blue zone car park will commence on the 21 June. As previously advised a different section of the blue zone car park will be sectioned off each day and reopened as soon as the repairs have been completed, again we will only close one section at a time.

In the mean time we have reopened the areas of the car park that we are able to for the rest of today.

 

Canterbury campus summer parking

Coach Park Giles Lane Blue Zone 20 June to 16 September 2016

To assist with Kent Hospitality conference guests and school visits to the University a coach park will be in place in Giles Lane blue zone car park in the area behind Woolf College from 20 June 2016 to 16 September 2016.

To confirm, the area that will be closed within Giles Lane blue zone is the small parking area to the right when entering the car park, and will mean the closure of approximately 40 bays.

Car Park Repairs Giles Lane Pink and Blue Zone 20 June to 22 June 2016

To allow for the repair of Giles Lane car parks following Kent Union Party in the car park there will be the following closures:

  • 20 June 2016 Giles Lane pink zone car park closed
  • 20 June 2016 to 22 June 2016 Giles Lane blue zone each day a section of the car park will be closed for repair. As soon as the repairs have been completed the areas of the car park will be reopened, with only one section being closed per day.

Alterations to drainage works 20 June to 15 July 2016

20 June 2016 to assist the Project Team a section at the end of Giles Lane blue zone adjacent to the steps will be closed for a period of four weeks, during this period access will not be available into or out of the car park via either the gate leading off from Giles Lane or the gate from the footpath next to Design and Print Centre.

As this is during the vacation period parking should still be available within the central campus car parks, however, please be aware if these do become full then you may need to use the car parks within the Park Wood area, including the parking bays available next to the Park Wood accommodation.

Pedestrian signs within Park Wood Courts will inform you of the average time required to walk to the main campus. Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride bus ticket that was sent with your parking permit to travel to and from Park Wood and the main campus.

Throughout the summer we will be updating our Transport news web page and @unikent_travel  twitter regarding the car parks. Our twitter feed is also available through the Transport news web page.

Please remember that parking enforcement will continue in accordance with the University Regulations for the Management of Traffic.

Medway UCAS Exhibition on 20 and 21 June 2016

This year the annual UCAS Exhibition is being hosted by the University of Greenwich at the Medway campus on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 June 2016.

To assist with traffic management for this event, there will be some changes to transport and parking on these days:

  • There will be a temporary one way system to assist coaches attending this event only. Please be aware that the coaches will be exiting the campus along New Kent Road.
  • The 116 Arriva bus will not serve the campus during this time and will be diverted along Pier road. The closest stops to the University of Kent campus will be St George’s Centre Dock Road and Bridge Road Gillingham.
  • The 10 Pink Zone parking bays on Central Avenue next to the barrier will not be in use and South road on campus will be closed.

Some parking bays are also being used within Drill Hall car park for events on campus but due to the time of year, we do not anticipate parking on campus to be adversely affected.

Drill Hall car park entrance

Between Thursday 9 June and Tuesday 14 June 2016, access into the Drill Hall car park will be restricted to one lane while electric cable is laid for the new Student Hub.

Traffic flow will be managed by traffic lights under the control of a security guard who will check cars on entry, allowing only those with a valid parking permit to enter. Please allow extra time to get into the car park during this period.

Out of hours you do not need a parking permit and there will not be a security guard at the Drill Hall car park entrance, however there will be traffic lights.