Intermodal Transit Center
Construction on the Intermodal Transit Center located at the intersection of Sweet Avenue and Railroad Street has begun and is progressing as planned, according to Parking and Transportation Services director Carl Root.
“This is a great facility to help meet the university’s, the community of Moscow, the county and region’s public transportation needs,” Root said. “It is a collaborative project between the City of Moscow and university. It demonstrates the ability of the City of Moscow to effectively attain grant funding and then work in coordination with the university toward a successful and much needed project.”
The building will house the UI Parking and Transportation Services department, the ticketing office for Northwest StageLines and the District 2 Mobility Manager for the Community Transportation Association of Idaho.
“PTS will pay an annual rent for use of the space and this building will allow us to have a permanent home in a facility that can be home to our entire department,” Root said. “In recent years, since we moved out of the North Campus Center, we have been decentralized and housed in three locations.”
Total operating costs are projected to be $36,200 and will be split between UI and the City of Moscow. UI will be expected to cover about $18,500 annually.
Root said construction is going well and is expected to have substantial completion late in the fall.
“We should be able to occupy by (the) end of November or early December,” Root said.
Admin Offices Relocate
Several offices normally located in the south half of the Administration Building have been temporarily relocated due to renovations and upgrades to the building.
The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences offices are temporarily located in the old bookstore space on the second floor of the Idaho Commons.
The General Counsel Office can be found in the McKinstry Trailer located next to Facilities on the West end of campus.
Information Technology Services (ITS) will move late in the summer or early fall to an undetermined location.
The Martin institute offices have temporarily relocated to rooms 305C and 328 in the Administration building with overflow to room 330 on an “as needed” basis.
Kenton Bird and Diane McGarry of the Journalism and Mass Media offices have temporarily relocated to rooms RTV31 and RTV32 in the Radio-TV Annex located behind the Administration building.