Division of Facilities Management
Press Release
For Immediate Release
ENTRANCE 4 WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY, AUGUST 3RD
THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH
Due to the construction along Wheeler Street for the future METRO Rail, Entrance 4 will be
closed from Tuesday, August 3rd through Thursday, August 5th. The closure will remain each
night. Entrance 4 is located on the north side of Wheeler immediately west of Calhoun Road.
The campus road connecting to Entrance 4 passes by the Moody Towers, Welcome Center and
Hilton Hotel and connects to University Drive.
Traffic turning into Entrance 4 from Wheeler Street will be directed to use Calhoun to access
University Drive. Access can be gained to the road connected to Entrance 4 by taking a left at
University Drive and a left at the first stop sign on University Drive.
Traffic traveling south along the campus roadway leading to Entrance 4 will be directed to turn
left into the driveway that will lead back to Calhoun Street along the southern edge of the
Welcome Center Parking Garage. Traffic will be allowed to access the Moody Towers’ circular
driveway if needed, but will be forced to turn back north after exiting the driveway.
A sidewalk path will be provided at all times during construction to allow pedestrian traffic to use
Entrance 4.
The University of Houston is working
to minimize the impact of the
construction. For questions about the
closure and detour, please contact the
University of Houston Department of
Public Safety at (713) 743-3333.
Entrance 4