Construction & Parking Information

Update – June 17, 2025

Work on the new Michigan Medicine Child Care Center has begun. The Child Care Center is a new building that is being constructed at the east end (dead end) of Cornwell Street.

As you may recall, the original plan was to construct a temporary gravel parking lot in the lawn area in front of the 400 N. Ingalls building, then close down portions of the M65 and M66 parking lots and the entirety of Cornwell Street for several months for underground utilities work. 

Due to permitting delays, the timeline and sequencing of construction closures has changed. The new plan is as follows:

• Currently there is a partial closure of M65 and M66. Approximately 50% of the Blue parking spots surrounding the 400 (Nurs 1) and 426 (Nurs 2) buildings have been closed for construction.
• Construction of the temporary gravel lot was delayed but is expected to begin this week. This new gravel lot is scheduled to be completed and opened prior to the closure of Cornwell Street. 
• The full closure of Cornwell Street is now scheduled to begin on July 7.

With this revised construction sequencing, parking near the two Nursing buildings is limited. Please plan accordingly and have a back-up parking plan in mind.  Additional Blue parking is available, including:

• M61 Glen structure, the M5 Catherine structure and the M86 Ann structure are nearby. 
• M93 and M99 Wall Street Structures usually always have available parking.  Bus service is available via the Wall Street-NIB Bus route that picks up and drops off in front of the 300 N. Ingalls. 
• N13 Fletcher structure and N26 Palmer structure are also options that are located near the Power Center for Performing Arts, which is a quick walk down North Ingalls Street.
• Street parking in the surrounding neighborhoods is also available, just be sure to pay attention to time limits and signage.  

Update – May 19, 2025

Construction on the new Michigan Medicine child care center will begin this summer.  This project was announced several years ago, and will be located at the end of Cornwell Street, on the property formerly occupied by the Michigan Transplant House and the Wirt & Mary Cornwell house (these buildings were demolished in 2023 and the area is currently surrounded by a temporary fence).

Phase 1 - Now through ~June 10

The construction contractor will begin mobilizing on site this this week.  They will be placing a construction trailer in the M65 Parking lot (this is the parking lot on the east side of Nurs 1, which many people refer to it as the "back lot") and then begin construction on a new temporary gravel parking lot that will be located in the lawn area west of M64 (at the southeast corner of North Ingalls & Cornwell).  This temporary gravel lot is being installed in preparation for phase two of construction.

Phase 2 - June 10 through September

Starting around June 10 (provided approval is received from the City of Ann Arbor), and continuing through the end of September, Cornwell Place will be closed to traffic in order to replace the underground utilities located under the roadway and sidewalk.  As this closure will cut off all access to the M64, M65, and M66 parking lots, the contractor will install temporary driveways from North Ingalls Street into the newly constructed M64 west parking lot, and into the M66 lot (Nurs 2 blue and visitor lot).  The entire M65 parking lot will be inaccessible while Cornwell street is closed from June through September.  Specialty parking spots in the M65 lot will be relocated during this phase and pedestrian detours will be posted.  U-M AEC is working to expedite this phase to complete over the summer months, to minimize disruption in the fall.

Phase 3 - September through August 2026

Cornwell will reopen to traffic in September 2025. The construction staging and laydown areas in the M65 and M66 lots will remain until the project is completed in the fall of 2026. Once construction is complete, access will be re-opened to these portions of the parking lots. The temporary gravel M64 west parking lot will be paved and will become a permanent parking lot.