The complex on South Milledge Avenue opened on March 23. However, campus transit officials did not receive a request that a bus service to the complex be considered until March 6, said Ron Hamlin, the manager of the University of Georgia Campus Transit System.
“We have been approached with a request to provide service to the fields and are currently in the planning stages of that service, which I expect will start with the resumption of classes for the fall semester,” Hamlin said.
The lack of bus service creates a major problem for members of the nine club sports teams that will use the complex, and for their fans, said Emmie Harbin, who will coordinate activities at the complex.
“It could prove to be a challenge, but with the cooperation of UGA transit services and our anticipation of the students’ needs hopefully we will be able to troubleshoot the problem,” Harbin said.
Students can drive to the complex while the university makes plans for other transportation, Harbin said.
Nine club sports teams will relocate to the complex at 2435 S. Milledge Ave., helping to alleviate congestion at the intramural fields on College Station Road. The bus stop nearest to the new complex is 1.4 miles away at the Family and Graduate Housing on East Campus Road.
It was a major concern for the department of recreational sports that the complex was “a little further from the epicenter of campus” because the distance from campus might make it difficult for some students to get to the complex, Harbin said. However, the location for the complex was based on available space and a tremendous potential for expansion.
The construction of the facility was funded through an allocation from the President’s Office, said Mitchell Gartenberg, the director of student affairs in the department of recreational sports. The department of recreational sports and the physical plant will share the costs of maintaining the complex.
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