University Hospital Southampton park and ride opens

The site at Adanac Health Campus will act as a "gateway" to a range of new hospital buildings.

The 1,000-space facility off Brownhill Way 'prioritises green modes of transport' and features 30 electrical charging points - with capacity for 70 more.

All hospital staff will be able to park for £2.50 per month at the site, built by HUBER Car Park Systems UK, which is open between 6.30am and 10pm daily.

New park and ride facility opens for Southampton hospital staff. Photo from: Satvir Kaur/Twitter. (Image: Photo from: Satvir Kaur/Twitter.)

However, Southampton City Council is in discussions with the hospital so that the park and ride can be used by the public at weekends. 

Ewan Forsyth, Development Director at Prime, a design and construction firm involved in the project, said: "We are delighted to see the Adanac Park and Ride in operation. This is the culmination of over five years of activity for the Prime team.

“This car park represents an important gateway into both Test Valley and Southampton areas and therefore it was imperative that the building makes a strong and positive impact in its design and setting.”

David French, CEO at UHS, added that staff had been closely involved in designing the site, adding: "We know just how important it is for us to provide travel solutions that are both cost-effective and reliable."    

“The new multi-storey is the first of many really exciting opportunities for us at the Adanac Health & Innovation Campus, as we continue to grow as an organisation and work to improve the experiences of our staff.”

To support the park and ride, Southampton City Council has recently made improvements at the Frogmore Lane/Brownhill Way junction and the Coxford Road/Lord's Hill Way junction. 

Transport boss for the authority, Cllr Eamonn Keogh, said: “The facility is an important project for Southampton that not only addresses local parking issues around the main hospital campus but also opens up the future opportunities for public use for special events and to access the city centre.

“The Frogmore Lane/Brownhill Road and Coxford Road junction schemes will enable quicker journey times for the park and ride buses to and from the hospital as well as other buses and road users.

"I am pleased we have been able to work with colleagues at University Hospital Southampton to improve the links to the facility and we hope that patients, visitors and local residents will all benefit from these improvements.”

 Leader of the council, Cllr Satvir Kaur added: “We want to ensure however you get around the city, it is easier, safer and more affordable. So we have opened this new park and ride to help deliver on that.

"This is a scheme that local residents who often struggle with congestion and rogue parking in their streets on the west of the city, have wanted for some time.

"We are working on plans to ensure that the use this facility is maximised, which will soon mean being able to use this to come into the city-centre over the weekend,  as well as for large events.

"The previous Tory council scrapped park and ride plans across the city, but rather than losing the investment the city secured from Government to build better infrastructure for Southampton, we instead are committed to delivering it.” 

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