Slope Day 2009 road closures and TCAT bus route changes

Cornell will close some roads and TCAT will change some bus route changes for Slope Day, Friday, May 1. The closures will be in effect Thursday, April 30, through Saturday, May 2.

Road closures:

  • West Avenue, between Campus Road and University Avenue, will be closed from 6 a.m, April 30, until 8 a.m. May 2.
  • On Slope Day, Campus Road, between College Avenue and Stewart Avenue, will be closed from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Access to Gannett Health Center, Anabel Taylor Hall and Myron Taylor Hall will be from the College Avenue and Campus Road intersection. Access to South Avenue, Mary Ann Wood Drive and Forest Park Lane will be from the Stewart Avenue and Campus Road intersection.
  • On May 1, avoid Campus Road from East Avenue to College Avenue, and Collegetown, if possible. Hoy Road (to Route 366) is a good route to exit campus during the Slope Day festivities.

A map of the road closures is available online at http://www.parking.cornell.edu. For more information, contact Cornell Transportation Services at 255-4600.

TCAT route changes:

  • Bus Route 83 will adjust as follows: On April 30, Stewart Avenue to University Avenue, stopping at Boldt Tower, proceeding up University Avenue to East Avenue, stopping at Goldwin Smith Hall, then proceeding to Tower Road and then returning to its normal route. Bus Route 83 service will be suspended from 8 a.m. May 1, until Monday, May 4.
  • On May 1, Bus routes 20, 21, 37, 40, 41, 43, 51, 65, 67 will be detoured from Stewart Avenue to College Avenue from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information about the bus route changes, call TCAT at 607-277-7433.

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