RENO, Nev. — The University of Nevada, Reno will hold a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the Gateway Parking Complex on Jan. 19. The celebration, open to invited guests and media, will include brief remarks from University President Brian Sandoval.
The seven-story complex is located on the southwest corner of Lake and East Ninth Streets in the Mathewson University Gateway. It includes 800 parking spaces for use by University students, faculty, staff and visitors as well as a pedestrian bridge on the north end of the garage, allowing people to safely cross Ninth Street onto the University campus. The complex will open to the University community and the public on Jan. 20.
The University broke ground for the parking complex in August 2021. Clark/Sullivan Construction of Sparks was the general contractor for the complex, and it was designed by Watry Design Inc., an architectural firm in San Jose, California, that specializes in parking structures. The complex was primarily funded by parking revenues, and no state funding was used as part of the project.
WHAT: The University will hold a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the Gateway Parking Complex. This event is open to invited guests and media.
WHEN: Jan. 19
- 2:30 p.m.: Vic Redding, the University’s vice president of administration and finance, will be available for interviews.
- 3 p.m.: The ribbon-cutting event will begin.
- 3:30 p.m.: Attendees will be invited to Morrill Hall to learn more about the future of the Gateway project.
WHERE: Media interviews and the ribbon-cutting event will be held on the fourth floor of the Gateway Parking Complex. The complex is located on the southwest corner of Lake and East Ninth Streets.
PARKING/DIRECTIONS: Media can enter the Gateway Parking Complex through the East Ninth Street entrance. Parking will be available on the second floor of the complex in designated spaces. Media can take the elevator on the west side of the complex to the fourth floor.
Media Contact
Jessica Lozada
Communications Officer
Marketing and Communications
Phone: (775) 784-6186
Email: jfagundes@unr.edu
Media Contact
Scott Walquist
Director of Communications
Office of Marketing and Communications
Phone: (775) 287-6788
Email: srwalquist@unr.edu
The University of Nevada, Reno is a public research university that is committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University serves 21,000 students. The University is a comprehensive, doctoral university, classified as an R1 institution with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Additionally, it has attained the prestigious “Carnegie Engaged” classification, reflecting its student and institutional impact on civic engagement and service, fostered by extensive community and statewide collaborations. More than $800 million in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities has been invested on campus since 2009. It is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Wolf Pack Athletics, maintains a statewide outreach mission and presence through programs such as the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Small Business Development Center, Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world.
