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Construction on Q Lot off of University has started and will be continuing in sections.

Construction on Q Lot off of University has started and will be continuing in sections.

Q Lot to undergo repairs

Construction on Q Lot at the University of New Mexico main campus began on June 22 and is planned to continue its repairs for the next three weeks. Located in between Indian School Road and Lomas Boulevard, students can expect to see changes that will extend the lifespan of the parking lot.

Currently, UNM’s Parking and Transportation Services have issued crack sealing, pot hole repairs and the repainting of the parking stalls, according to Sarah Scott, UNM PATS marketing representative. During construction students can still use the lot, but are warned they may need to allot extra time to find a spot.

Scott said all construction will be handled in one section of the lot at a time, as workers will perform maintenance on the closed sections of the lot. She said Q Lot’s layout is to remain the same.

“I've been on campus lately due to summer classes and I have parked (in Q Lot) despite all of the construction going on in the area. The construction has limited the parking area down to a certain side of the lot, which makes it a little harder to find parking because everyone is crammed on to one side of the lot as opposed to the full lot,” said Linda Tran, a fourth year pre-pharmacy student.

UNM PATS decided that it was best to do construction during the summer because Scott said there is a lot less traffic now than during the school year.

“PATS management monitors and evaluates the condition of our parking lots and we prioritize lot maintenance based off of need,” Scott said.

UNM students were noticing the lot needed work, too.

“Maybe it's a good thing they're starting construction because that lot could use a lot of work,” Tran said.

UNM PATS is financially independent from the University, and its services — such as lot repair, maintenance and bus purchases —- are entirely self funded.

Luisa Pennington is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. She can contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @_lpennington_.

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