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May 22, 2007
Parking suggestions, road and parking lot closures for Commencement Weekend, May 25-27

The university has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking on campus to accommodate Commencement Weekend activities, May 25-27.

Friday, May 25

Parking: Sage Hall parking lot will close at 5 p.m. and remain closed until 6 a.m., Sunday, May 27. Any remaining cars on this lot will be towed.

Road open: Forest Home Drive will reopen to one-way traffic eastbound (from the intersection with East Avenue) at 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Toboggan Lodge will continue to be the stopping point for all westbound traffic.

Saturday, May 26

Parking lots: The following will close at 1 a.m., with any remaining cars towed:

  • Parking Garage (except for mobility-impaired permit holders): closed until approximately 2 p.m., Saturday.
  • Crescent Lot, and parking spaces at the east end of Barton Hall, will be closed until approximately 4 p.m., Sunday.

Road closures:

  • From 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Campus Road from Garden Avenue to Wing Drive will be closed to all traffic except buses serving Convocation.
  • From 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Campus Road will be closed from Garden Avenue to the Bartels Hall metered lot.

Parking for Convocation: Cornell Transportation Services suggests parking in the "B" Lot near the Veterinary College and at the "A" Lot on Pleasant Grove Road. Shuttle buses will run from these lots to the stadium. Parking will also be available in "N" parking areas along Tower Road, by Rice Hall, and along the north side of Alumni Field.

Sunday, May 27

Parking lots: The following will close at 1 a.m., with any remaining cars towed. Lots will reopen at approximately 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

  • The parking garage (except for mobility-impaired permit holders), until approximately 2 p.m., Sunday.
  • Day Hall parking lot and loading dock lot and ILR parking lot.

Road closures, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

  • Eastbound lane of Campus Road from West Avenue to College Avenue.
  • Campus Road between College Avenue and Tower Road.
  • West Avenue, southbound lane (8-11 a.m.).
  • East Avenue.
  • Hoy Road.
  • Garden Avenue between Campus Road and Tower Road.
  • Wing Drive between Campus Road and Tower Road.
  • Judd Falls Road between Tower Road and Route 366.
  • Tower Road between East Avenue and Judd Falls Road.

Parking for Commencement on Sunday: Cornell Transportation Services suggests parking in the "B" lot near the Veterinary College and at the "A" lot on Pleasant Grove Road. Shuttle buses will run from these lots to the stadium. After the ceremonies, the buses will go to both parking lots from central campus bus stops.

For more information, visit http://www.commencement.cornell.edu or call (607) 255-9541.

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