State employees will continue to park in their assigned deck or lot, but not a specific space. Instead, parking spaces will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Employees should continue to use their current hang tag to access their assigned parking deck or lot. Impacted decks and lots include:

• Decks 64, 75, 76 & 77
• Lots 1, 3, 5, 18, 20, 25, 34, 38, 48 & 50

Employees currently assigned to Deck 17 will be reassigned to the nearest available surface lot or deck; the deck closes indefinitely beginning July 7 as renovations to the NC Museum of History continue.

Employees currently assigned to Lots 14, 34 or 35 will be able to park on a first come, first-served basis in Lot 34 beginning July 7 as the three lots are consolidated into one.

Monthly parking rates will increase by $5 effective July 1, 2025. For employees assigned to a parking lot, the new monthly rate will be $15 while employees assigned to a deck will pay $20 monthly.

The last time parking rates were increased was 1979. (Had parking rates kept pace with inflation, current monthly charges would range from $46 to $70.)

Even with the minor rate increase, parking fees for state employees are an exceptional bargain. The city of Raleigh recently implemented monthly fees of $60 to park in any one of the designated city-owned garages (all spaces first come, first served). Alternative parking in downtown Raleigh facilities range from $125 to $190 monthly.

Visitor Parking is currently available for $2/hour or $16/day Mondays through Fridays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Visitor parking rates will increase beginning July 7 and hours will be extended to Sundays through Saturdays.

Parking is available in Visitor Lot 1 (Edenton and Wilmington streets), Visitor 2 (Deck 75), Visitor 3 (Deck 77) and Visitor Lot 4 (Lane and Wilmington streets).

We're running out of room. Recent construction and repurposed lots have eliminated approximately 1,100 parking spaces in the past three years. Under the current parking assignment structure, nearly all designated state employee parking spaces have been assigned. Without the changes, we will run out of spaces this July.

Unreserved parking is more efficient. More employees are using hybrid work schedules, leaving many assigned parking spaces empty much of the time. (In fact, approximately 75% of those spaces are vacant each day based on daily state parking audits.) Parking that is available on a first-come, first-served basis makes better use of limited space.

Funding is needed to keep parking structures safe. Additional parking fees are needed to fund ongoing maintenance to ensure current parking structures remain safe. Employee monthly parking rates will rise by $5. (Monthly parking fees were last adjusted in 1979 while costs to maintain parking facilities have continued to increase.) For a new source of revenue, state parking lots will begin to charge visitors for after hour and weekend parking. These changes should generate just enough funds to cover annual maintenance costs.

Deck 65 is reserved for NC Legislative members and employees.

Lot 22 is reserved for Judicial members and employees.