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As part of the ongoing Science and Engineering Complex project, both northbound lanes of 13th Street between University Boulevard and 10th Avenue South will be closed from Friday, Nov. 8th, through Friday, Nov. 15th. 

The section of 16th Street between 7th Avenue and University Boulevard will undergo intermittent night and weekend closures through the end of November.

Beginning Monday, Oct. 7th, a portion of 9th Ave South will be closed to allow for the demolition of Denman Hall. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be interrupted on 9th avenue south between 16th and 17th streets south through November.  

The Blazer Express South Green Campus Recreation Center stop will also be closed due to this project. Consult the Blazer Express website for additional information.  

Due to ongoing construction in front of the Webb Building, the sidewalk between Ryals Public Health Building and  the School of Nursing Building will be closed for 3 months beginning Sept. 16. Please visit the UAB Construction Zones Map for specific details. We encourage pedestrians to cross at designated crosswalks as they navigate around this site.

Beginning Sunday, Feb. 25, Alabama Power Company (APCO) will repave 11th Street South. The work is expected to be conducted at night, between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. and will be completed by Feb. 29. The project will affect the section of 11th Street South between 6th and 10th avenues south. 

Alabama Power Company began work in late August to move overhead power lines underground along 11th Street South. The phased project has since moved north along 11th Street South and will impact University Boulevard beginning Oct. 29.

UAB Facilities now has separate service request systems for campus and hospital. The separate and coordinated systems will help ensure timely and efficient service for our diverse customer base. These systems can be found on our Request Services page.

Facilities is committed to excellent service and will ensure your requests are handled by the appropriate team members. While these systems are specific to campus and hospital areas, any incorrectly submitted requests will be moved to the correct system by our dispatch teams.

As part of the ongoing Central Utilities expansion to the cultural district, portions of 12th and 13th streets south and Zone B-2 will be closed to traffic and parking June 19-23. The closure will enable crews to mill and repave the areas.

Construction is ongoing for the new Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building. Beginning this month, the team will start replacing the exterior façade of the former Lyons Harrison Research Building, which crosses 7th Avenue South. To enable the contractor to have full access to all portions of the building exterior, 7th Avenue South between 19th and 20th streets south will be closed to vehicular traffic May 15th through early 2024.

Greg Parsons is one of the six awardees of the 2023 President's Diversity Champion Awards, which were presented at a ceremony March 2nd. Parsons, UAB Facilities Division associate vice president and chief facilities officer, is the first recipient of the newly created President’s Diversity Champion Small Business Inclusion Award, which recognizes an individual or department’s outstanding efforts in advancing purchasing, construction and professional service opportunities for diverse business enterprises.

As UAB Facilities continues to enhance our campus environment – through new buildings, renovations of buildings and creation of essential utility infrastructure – there are occasional impacts to sidewalks and roadways. This spring, there are seven projects that might require you take an alternative route to your destination.

Take note of these construction projects and graphics to ensure you know what areas to steer clear of. You can also use UAB Transportation’s Blazer Express system to get around campus as routes are altered to avoid these impacts.

The Facilities Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program 2022 graduates have proven that leadership is achieved through continuous learning. They will join the previous nine graduates for a total of 18 Facilities LEAD Program graduates since the program launched in March 2021.

Collectively, LEAD Program graduates have completed 104 hours of live instruction, over 100 hours of independent learning and countless hours of on-the-job practice applying the new skills gained during their program experience.

As part of the ongoing parking deck construction on UAB’s campus, a portion of 14th Street South and 7th Avenue South will be closed to vehicles 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly Jan. 17-28. The street will be open to traffic during the day.

As part of the ongoing utilities project, connecting all campus buildings to the UAB Central Utilities steam and chilled water system, a portion of 13th Street South will be closed beginning Dec. 19 and will reopen in March 2023.

A small portion of 13th Street South between University Boulevard and 10th Avenue South will be closed to vehicular traffic during this time. Specifically, between Lot 65 and the Hulsey Center. Pedestrians will have access to all nearby buildings for the duration of the project. Access will remain to both Lot 65 and the 12th Street Parking Deck via University Boulevard.

An ongoing project to connect all UAB buildings to the District Steam and Chilled Water System will impact the south portion of 12th Street, starting at University Boulevard, beginning Noon Sept. 23.  The closure will extend through November.

The street closure will impact the 12th Street Parking Deck and pedestrian routes. While the street is closed, vehicles should enter and exit the deck on 13th Street. Sidewalks along 12th Street will be closed, so pedestrians will need to use either 11th or 13th streets as a detour.

After more than a year of planning and site preparation, full-scale demolition and construction will begin this month on the Altec | Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building. The project’s next step requires Lyons Harrison Research Building (LHRB) to be vacant and closed to pedestrians. The building had been used as a pathway between McCallum Basic Health Science Building (MCLM), Kaul Human Genetics Building, Tinsley Harrison Tower (THT), and Zeigler Research Building (ZRB) to Jefferson Tower and UAB Hospital.  

“There will be intense interior demolition in LHRB, which will restrict all pedestrian traffic in the building,” said Charles McKinstry, project manager for Facilities Planning, Design & Construction. “We understand this will be an inconvenience, but we know the end result will be worth it.”

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The Planning Design & Construction team will oversee a project to mill and repave 11th Street South between University Boulevard and where it ends in Zone F. The street will be closed to all traffic starting 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8th, and will be reopened to traffic on Monday, June 13th.

A fence was erected, two buildings were demolished and renderings of the new Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building were released. That was all last year. You may be wondering why it seems like nothing is happening at the construction site the past couple of months.

Previous projects have had the same progress. Our campus has changed dramatically during the past 10 years, with new buildings, demolitions, and renovations changing its function and landscape. It’s exciting to watch the progress of projects, transforming from piles of dirt to beautiful buildings.

The Facilities Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program was introduced in March 2021 and the first nine program graduates have proven that leadership is achieved through continuous learning.

Collectively, LEAD Program graduates have completed 104 hours of live instruction, 87.5 hours of independent learning and countless hours of on-the-job practice applying the new skills they have gained during their program experience.

For her work with the Valuing Inclusion to Accelerate and Lift (VITAL) program, Facilities’ Demetria Scott, manager of Small Business Inclusion (SBI), was recognized with an award from the Birmingham Business Alliance. The VITAL program is a partnership between the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Business Alliance to increase procurement of products and services from small, diverse businesses.

Drying your hands on UAB’s campus will no longer require batteries or unnecessary waste. UAB Facilities, partnering with UAB Sustainability, has replaced a majority of campus paper towel dispensers with battery-free versions. Coupled with a transition to coreless, 40 percent recycled content paper products means a significant impact to waste diversion and energy management on campus.

“We’re always looking at ways to improve on our products and services,” said Scott Moran, director of Facilities Support Services. “This change is just one example of re-evaluating systems and finding improvements. We’re especially excited about reducing waste with the coreless paper towel and toilet paper products.”