The 106th annual Dragon Day parade at Cornell -- complete with a student-constructed dragon float -- will inspire revelry, along with road closures and some minor traffic delays, Friday, March 16.

The university has issued the following traffic alert that will be in force during the Dragon Day parade and festivities: From 12:15 to 1 p.m., vehicular access to East Avenue from University Avenue will be limited to bus traffic only. When the parade begins at 1 p.m., all vehicle access along the dragon's route will be restricted and bus service may be delayed or rerouted. The Dragon Day parade starting time and route for Friday is as follows:

Leave Rand Hall at 1 p.m.; travel east on University Avenue; turn right (south) on East Avenue; turn right (west) on Campus Road; turn right (north) on South Central walkway through Ho Plaza; enter the Arts Quad between Uris and Olin libraries; and proceed to the burn site on the south side of Sibley Hall.

Dragon Day is one of Cornell's oldest traditions. First-year students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning parade a huge dragon they have designed and assembled through campus to celebrate the beginning of spring.

A map of the parade route can be viewed at http://www.aff.cornell.edu/maps/dragonday.gif.