Students who park on campus will have almost 400 fewer parking spaces to choose from after this spring. The CEBA parking lot will soon be replaced by the new Business Education Complex for the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Construction is expected to begin early next month.The 300-spot triangular parking lot east of Patrick F. Taylor Hall (CEBA) will be removed, while the west parking lot will remain unaffected. The AgCenter state vehicle lot, which holds 40 parking spots, will be moved to the motor pool north of the Swine Palace.  Ninety parking spaces will also be removed from Chopin Hall this summer to make way for a new chemistry lab.The projects will be financed by state funds, unlike other University Auxilliary Services ventures, which are self-funded. But state budget cuts caused the project to be delayed.Some students, including Olivia Wilkins, a child and family studies sophomore, are not happy with the developments.”[The CEBA lot] is a really good parking spot — a key place on campus,” Wilkins said. “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”Joel Bonanno, business senior, said students will find getting to class more difficult, considering the time it already takes to find a parking spot.”Over the years, we have added 1,400 parking spots right across the street,” said Gary Graham, Director of Parking, Traffic and Transportation. “It is an inconvenience that it’s an extra 100-200 yards away, but they will have place to park.” The development will also improve traffic on Nicholson Extension, Graham said.Students and faculty can find alternative parking spaces south of Nicholson extension in lots which can hold as many as 3,500 vehicles, Graham said.Parking also offers several spots like the Remote Shuttle Lot west of the old Alex Box Stadium with 624 spots, which remain unused most of the time, Graham said.The stadium will soon be brought down to build a parking garage that will hold about 600 vehicles.Parking passes will remain the same, Graham said.The central part of campus will not see any new parking developments, Graham said. The Easy Streets program encourages students to use bicycles and transit, relieving traffic congestion and enhancing safety, he said.”The inconvenience will be offset by a great College of Business, which will help in improving [students’] education,” Graham said._____Contact Sumit Kumar at [email protected]