Construction season on the Spokane VA Medical Center campus begins May 2nd

Starting Thursday, May 2nd, the medical center will close and re-purpose some of the patient and employee parking areas at the medical center. The biggest impact is closure of parking lot “A” in front of the main hospital building. Another impact is the creation of additional disabled (ADA) parking areas near the Physical Therapy (PT) clinic (Bldg-31) and Audiology Clinic (Bldg.-41) – now marked with new signage and designated parking areas for the handicapped and disabled.

Construction on campus will occur in phases, with this initial closure needed in front of the hospital to install additional utilities and infrastructure for future needs, including the eventual construction of a new Primary Care clinic.

Volunteers at the medical center are providing additional on-site parking-lot shuttle service to transport Veterans from their vehicles to the main entrance and back. Veterans can call ahead to (509) 434-7748 to coordinate their shuttle ride once on-campus. In addition, construction maps and updates can be obtained at the Ambassador’s desk inside the main hospital.

The construction start-up will also mean some areas previously used by employees for parking, will now be designated for Veteran-use only (Lot-H – North of Bldg.-32) for example. Another change that will happen in the months ahead, is a new Spokane Transit Authority bus-stop and shelter, which will move from the current area near parking lot-A and be permanently placed just north of Bldg-40 and near the old boiler-plant along Independence Ave.

These are just the first in a series of on-campus parking and route changes to accommodate several new capital improvement projects on campus over the next several years. VA apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the construction and understands the impacts from these projects will cause extra time for parking and travel on-campus.

Bret Bowers, Public Affairs Officer

509-434-7378