Parking and Transportation Updates After Hurricane

Dozens of trees fell around VSU's campus during and after Hurricane Idalia came through on August 30.

VALDOSTA -- The parking and transportation plan for VSU's campus is fluid following widespread damage from Hurricane Idalia.

As students begin arriving back on campus, several parking lots and streets are still closed. The lots will be reopened as they are cleared, and those updates will be communicated to campus. 

**The below plan is effective from present through Sunday, September 10 

Residential Students

Parking

• Park in Oak and Sustella Parking Decks and Centennial Lot upon return

Transportation

• Busses will run beginning Tuesday 9/5 at noon through 11 p.m. with a special route running from Centennial bus stop to Main Campus Oak bus stop

Unloading

• Unloading locations are Hopper Circle, Lowndes, Brown, Patterson Circle, and Centennial Lotu 

North Campus

Parking

• Students -Park in University Center Lot (transportation available from UC bus stop) or SGMC Deck (top level)
• Faculty/Staff – Usual parking available in HSBA Lot
• Please do not park in Billy Grant Field parking area

Transportation

• Busses will begin running 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday through 11 p.m. from University Center bus stop to the North Campus bus stop

Main Campus

Parking

• Safe areas to park – Oak Street Lot, University Center Lot, Recreation Center Lot, PE Complex Lot, Infirmary Lot,  Jeanette Lot, Conference Lot, Blazer Lot, Nevins Gated Lot, Admissions Lot, Baytree Lot, Fieldhouse Lot, Communication and Martin Hall Lots (can only access from Patterson Street)
• The following lots are closed due to ongoing cleanup efforts: Langdale Lot, Georgia Lot, Fine Arts Lot, College Lot, Café Lot

Transportation

• Busses will resume normal operations at 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. on Wednesday 

Campus Safe Access Points

• Patterson Street
• Baytree Road (Access parking decks and Oak lot from Baytree)
• Limited Oak Street (Avoid if possible)

Avoid/Blocked

• Brookwood Drive
• Toombs Street
• Oak Street Pedestrian Bridge

Closed lots are circled in red on the map below, and blocked streets are highlighted in blue.
See the full campus parking map here.