This project includes an expanded front entry to University Hospital, a new plaza/traffic oval centered on the hospital entrance, a new bridge over Lee Street between the hospital and the East Parking Garage, and a new vertical circulation tower that joins the East Garage with the recently opened connector to the North Garage on the other side of the railroad tracks.

The Lee Street Connective Elements project will tie together the Emily Couric Cancer Center project and the Hospital Bed Expansion project, allowing a unified sense of place and a new point of arrival. The plaza/traffic oval will provide for better vehicular flow and control the increased usage that results from the addition of these two projects.

The first phase of construction is to build the new circulation tower next to the Lee Street garage. Once this is complete and open for use, the existing brick stair tower will be demolished. The next phase is to erect the new bridge over Lee Street. Then the expansion of the hospital lobby can be built with its new curved glass front, and the new hospital entry and plaza can be completed. Additional work in the Hospital Lobby includes new information desks, a new gift shop, and a new coffee shop.