New kiosk to aid traffic flow on Elm

The University Planning Office has placed a second guard kiosk on Elm Drive near Butler College.

The additional kiosk, which was stored in parking lot 23 last year, will be the only kiosk monitoring traffic flow from Elm Drive's south entrance once construction on the new parking garage is completed, according to Public Safety Crime Prevention Specialist Barry Weiser.

"The new guard kiosk will limit the amount of activity further up campus at night," Weiser said. "But its main purpose is to accommodate the new parking garage."

The original kiosk, now stationed outside lot 23, will be moved north on Elm Drive so that a roundabout and wider entrance to the parking lot can be built in its place.

Once the parking garage is complete, the original kiosk will be moved into storage, and the new one will take over monitoring duties completely.

Lot 23 will have a separate entrance and exit, both leading into the roundabout, which is expected to improve the flow of traffic on Elm Drive. In addition, lot 23's entrance will be wider.