Covered Walkways

Covered walkways are outdoor passageways with structures that provide overhead protection. These walkways help define access routes, provide protection from the elements, and create a safe working environment.

From shaded boulevards to weather-protected passageways, VPS covered walkway structures provide pedestrians and travelers with overhead weather protection in places from parking lots, garages and office complexes to airport and transportation terminals, ConRACs, and more. We also offer a variety of fabrics to meet your specific project and budget requirements.

Industry Uses for Covered Walkway Canopies

Covered walkway canopies create connectivity and an integrated look and feel for buildings. These structures allow for flexible configurations to make permanent structures for businesses in a wide variety of industries, including:

• Schools: Covered walkways for schools and other educational institutions help direct traffic and reduce safety risks by creating connections to gymnasiums, auditoriums, and break and lunch areas.
• Businesses: Encourage your customers to browse your shop with storefront coverage for product display. Garden centers, car showrooms, restaurant entrances, or other retail places can take advantage of the added protection to their inventory and encourage more customers to browse their shops with storefront walkway canopies.
• Hospitals: Protect primary caregivers and patients from slips and falls as they use the walkways between your buildings. Covered walkway canopy systems can help keep patients warm as they go from ambulances into the building.
• Places of worship: Keep congregants dry and comfortable as they attend services, holiday events, weddings, funerals, and special occasions throughout the year.
• Offices: Connect newly expanded offices to create ease of access for employees and clients. Canopy-covered walkways to the parking lot keep employees happy and protected as unexpected weather changes arise.
• Residences: Covered walkways for apartment complexes or condos can increase accessibility and visual appeal.
• Airports: Covered walkways at airports make moving around more comfortable and convenient, whether between terminals or from a terminal to the parking lot. They keep travelers and their luggage shaded and dry.

Benefits of Having Covered Walkways Between Buildings

Covered walkway canopies create a connection between buildings or parking lots without the need for a complete renovation. They have many other advantages for business owners, which include:

• Making outdoor spaces usable year-round encourages a walking culture among building users.
• Providing people with protection from the sun, UV exposure, and heat can keep them safe and healthy.
• Offering protection against hail, snow, and sleet offers people a closeby shelter.
• Reducing fall risks, especially in wet weather when walkways are typically covered in hail, snow, or ice, keeps people safe.
• Increasing order by directing foot traffic on the walkways encourages people to stay in the designated pedestrian areas.
• Minimizing damage to walkways prevents premature path deterioration, fading, and cracking.
• Incorporating company colors on coverings can increase brand awareness.

Options for Covered Walkway Canopies

At VPS, we offer different covered walkway options. These options include three main structural designs that can be engineered and configured to meet the requirements of a site’s angles, radii, and slope. All of our designed and engineered to meet local building codes, including those in snow-load and high-wind regions.

• Horizon: This walkway, featuring a gabled roof and connectable design, was created for extended coverage. It is a cost-effective option that can provide pedestrian coverage for hundreds or thousands of feet.
• Zenith: The Zenith Walkway incorporates a waterproof HDPE roof system. This option protects pedestrians against wet weather conditions while staying durable against rainfall and moisture.
• Nova: The Nova Walkway is designed as an arch overlaid with a reinforced roof for aesthetic appeal and superior weather protection. It incorporates a HDPE scrim-membrane roof system to protect users against moisture and winter weather.

Reach out to VPS for Waterproof Covered Walkway Options

VPS is a leading manufacturer of walkway canopies and other shade structures with over three decades of experience. Our walkway canopies are made using HDPE fabric that can withstand extreme weather conditions. In the summer, our canopies help keep the sun out and provide cool air underneath. In the winter, they keep rain, hail, snow, and sleet off the walkway, creating a safer experience for your employees and patrons.

Our walkway canopies come in a variety of colors and sizes that can be customized to incorporate business logos and other branding elements. Contact us today to learn more about our solutions.