CHARLESTON,
W.Va. – The West
Virginia Department of Administration offers helpful information individuals
planning to visit the Capitol during the Regular Session of the State Legislature,
which begins Wednesday, January 10, 2018. During the session, visitors are
encouraged to park at available metered spaces in the parking lot adjacent to
the Capitol, which is accessible from the Piedmont Road and Greenbrier Street
entrances.
Parking attendants will be available for
assistance at each entrance, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greenbrier
Street guardhouse and until 5 p.m. at the Piedmont Road guardhouse. Meters will
be available for 25 cents for each half hour, up to a maximum of four hours;
note that parking attendants do not have change for the meters. Public parking
is also available at Laidley Field (Lots 7A and 7B), which is located on the
stadium side of Elizabeth Street, just north and south of the ticket booth.
Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation
Authority (KRT) shuttle is available daily, excluding weekends and holidays,
during the Legislative Session. The shuttle departs from Laidley Field,
beginning at 6:45 a.m. serving each of the stops listed below approximately
every 10-15 minutes. The shuttle does not operate between 11:00 a.m. – 11:20
a.m. The shuttle route includes:
• Laidley
Field
• Capitol
Parking Garage (Piedmont Road)
• Building
5 (Piedmont Road)
• Building
6 (California Avenue)
• Capitol
Building (California Avenue, East Wing Public Entrance)
• California
Avenue (Main Capitol Public Entrance)
• Bus
Turnaround (Greenbrier Street)
• Return
to Laidley Field
Please note that all metered spaces
directly on California Avenue as well as all metered parking spaces on Lot 24
(California Avenue) and all parking spaces on Kanawha Boulevard are reserved
for the House of Delegates. Greenbrier Street parking spaces are reserved for
use by the Senate.
Public entrances to the Capitol are
located on the lower east wing (California Avenue) and lower west wing (across
from the Culture Center). Signs noting “Public Entrance” are visible on the
sidewalks. Security personnel will greet visitors at the public entrances and
visitors will be required to adhere to proper security protocols, including
security scanners.