Med Center Drive pedestrian bridge is open

A pedestrian bridge spanning Medical Center Drive is open.

The bridge is adjacent from parking lots C10 and D, and near the stairs connecting to employee parking lots F1-F4 near Milan Puskar Stadium. It was built to allow employees and students walking from F1-F4 to get to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital entrances more safely and efficiently.

To allow access to the stadium sidewalk from the D lot, the stairs will remain in place for at least one football season to evaluate usage.

Click here for a CONNECT photo gallery of the bridge.

The Willowdale parking garage, which features 810 spaces, is scheduled to open for WVU Medicine employees on Sept. 2.

The Willowdale lot will also feature a pedestrian bridge that will allow pedestrians to cross over to the stadium lots safely. Also, new traffic signal lights will be installed at the intersection of Willowdale and Valley View.

Watch CONNECT for more details about parking.