Residential students return to campus

Traffic will be impacted

Aug. 6, 2024 — DENTON — Residential students will be moving to campus beginning Tuesday, Aug. 20, and their arrival will cause some street closures, congestion and rerouting.

Routes to campus and parking instructions directing students to the periphery of campus have been provided, and check-in has been spread out over two days.

As in the past, USS Movers will assist with moving students into Guinn, Stark and Parliament Village. Move-in will begin at 8 a.m. for both Parliament Village and Guinn on Aug. 20. Students in Stark Hall will move in on both Aug. 20 and Aug. 21. Dates will be based on floor and room letter. Lowry Woods residents will start their move-in process on Aug. 21 Students in the TWU off-campus properties may move in Aug. 22 or Aug. 23.

Volunteers will be assisting residents with move-in and pedestrian traffic is expected to be high. Drivers should expect traffic delays along Bell Avenue, University Drive, Frame Street, and Mingo Road near campus.

Beginning Saturday, barricades will begin to be placed around campus to accommodate move-in, including:

Saturday, Aug. 17- Entrances to the north Guinn parking lot will close.
Sunday, Aug. 18- Chapel Drive will be closed to through traffic from Aug. 18-21.
Monday, Aug. 19- The southwest half of the Lowry Woods parking lot, excluding ADA spaces, will close.
Tuesday, Aug. 20- Administration Drive from Bell to Parliament Village will be blocked and closed to all eastbound traffic.

“We are excited to welcome students back to campus, and want our faculty and staff to be aware that traffic could be impacted,” said Jill Eckardt, executive director of University Housing and Dining.

The highest impact day will be Tuesday as first-year students move into Parliament Village, which is at full capacity, and Stark Hall.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to avoid areas around the residence halls. Barricades should not be moved and vehicles must not be parked in closed roadways to ensure traffic flow.

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Page last updated 2:14 PM, August 6, 2024