The West Virginia University Athletic Department has announced plans to begin a transition to cashless purchases at all athletic venues.
The athletic department announced in a statement Monday cash and credit cards will both be accepted during the upcoming football season for concessions at Milan Puskar Stadium. However the transition will begin toward a cashless policy for the home opener of the 2024 football season. University officials added however, all other WVU sports venues — including the WVU Coliseum — will be cashless beginning with the 2023 fall sports campaigns.
WVU opens the home football season Sept. 9 against Duquesne. ADA parking for the season will shift from the Coliseum to the Green Lot on Van Voorhis road to provide closer ADA parking to the stadium. A complimentary, ADA-accessible shuttle will be available from the Green Lot to the Southeast and Southwest gates at the stadium, which are the same ADA drop off locations as in past seasons. The single-game cost for all vehicles to park in the Green Garage is $20, while parking in the Green Lot is $40. Tailgating is permitted in the Green Lot, but not in the Green Garage.
The complimentary, ADA-accessible shuttle from the new Green Lot location will run continuously beginning 2 1/2 hours before kickoff and, as necessary, after the game to return ADA passengers to the Green Lot. The shuttle is reserved for guests with disabilities.
ADA parking will again be available on a limited basis in the Brown Lot beside the WVU Law School. The cost to park in the Brown Lot is $40 with a complimentary ADA accessible shuttle providing transportation to the Southeast and Southwest gates of the stadium. The Brown Lot complimentary shuttle begins 2 1/2 hours before kickoff and will also run after the game, as necessary, to return ADA passengers to their cars.
Single-game parking for Mountaineer football is still available in the Green, Gold, Purple and Black (Coliseum RV) lots. Prices remain at $40 per game for cars in the Green Lot, $80 for RVs in the Black lot and $20 for cars in the Gold and Purple lots as well as the Green parking garage.
Starting this season, the single-game parking lots, except for the Green, will be cashless and credit cards only will be accepted. The Green Lot will still accept cash or credit cards this season. However, starting with the 2024 football home opener, all single-game parking lots operated by WVU Athletics will become cashless.
Except for the RV Lot, parking at the Coliseum for football games remains free. However, there will not be any shuttle service from the Coliseum as the ADA accessible shuttles have been relocated to the Green Lot and are now complimentary.
