5301 Viterbi Family Vision Research Center CONSTRUCTION ALERT: Construction Start

Project Purpose
The Viterbi Family Vision Research Center Project will construct a new building on the UC San Diego La Jolla Medical Center campus. The center will focus on ophthalmologic disease research with interdisciplinary collaborations and will include dry and wet lab research, administrative and conference space, and will be approximately 100,000GSF.

Location and Duration

The project site is will sit in the footprint of Valet Parking Lot P751, between the Thornton Hospital Drop-off Loop and Shiley Eye Institute. Construction will begin in early April with occupancy targeted for early spring 2025.

Immediate Effects: Parking Lot, Street Traffic, and Pedestrians

Vehicular traffic for patients and staff will be maintained in all directions at all times, but minor shoulder impacts and nighttime roadwork for utility tie-ins should be anticipated.
Minor Pedestrian detours around the project work area will be required.
The pedestrian crossing on the south side of the intersection of Medical Center Drive / Campus Point Drive will be closed for pedestrian safety.
A pedestrian detour will be created adjacent to the Shiley Eye Institute.
The valet operations will utilize the new roadway adjacent to the project site, and valet parking will be shifted to the roof of the Campus Point Parking

For everyone's safety, please adhere to traffic control signage directions and flag persons' instructions while traveling through the area.

See a map of the affected area.

If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Juli Smith (jismith@ucsd.edu) at (858) 344-7404 or Assistant Project Manager Tiffany Swierk (tswierk@ucsd.edu) at (858) 531-9095.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation and patience during these construction activities.

Randy Leopold
Associate Vice Chancellor
Capital Program Management