Slope Day road closures and TCAT bus route changes

Cornell will close some roads and TCAT will change some bus routes for Slope Day, Friday, May 7. The closures will be in effect Thursday, May 6, to Saturday, May 8.

Road closures:

  • West Avenue, between Campus Road and University Avenue, will be closed from 6 a.m. May 6 until 8 a.m. May 8.
  • On Slope Day, Campus Road, between College Avenue and Stewart Avenue, will be closed from noon 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 Slope Day, 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 routes changes:

  • Bus Route 83 will adjust as follows: Stewart Avenue to Thurston Ave 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 7 until Monday May 10.
  • On May 7, Bus Routes 20, 21, 31, 37, 40, 43, 52, 53, 65 and 67 will be detoured from Stewart Avenue to College Avenue from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Call 277-RIDE (7433) for more information about the bus route detours and Facilities Services Customer Service at 255-5322 for questions or concerns.

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