Maine Hello Parking and Traffic Alert

The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday, Aug. 31 and the Maine Hello.

As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2016 on Friday, Aug. 31 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures and traffic pattern changes necessary to accommodate the large volume of first-year and new students arriving on campus.  We encourage all faculty, staff and students to avoid traveling in or near the first-year area of campus (Hilltop and Stewart Quad areas) on Friday.  Non-essential traffic will be rerouted away from these areas.

The following list of parking lots and roads will be closed this week for the Maine Hello:

Stewart Quad parking area – Closed Monday, Aug. 27 through Friday, Aug. 31

Knox parking lot – Closed Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Aug. 31
Jenness North parking lot – Closed Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Aug. 31
Hilltop parking lot – Closed Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Aug. 31
Gannett/Cutler – Closed Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Aug. 31

Somerset parking lot – Closed Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 3

CCA parking lot – Closed Friday, Aug. 31
Belgrade parking lot – Closed Friday, Aug. 31
Advanced Structures and Composites Center parking lot – Closed Friday, Aug. 31

Additionally, Flagstaff Road will only be open one way, from Long Road to Belgrade Road, on Friday, Aug. 31.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777 or jessica.bloch@umit.maine.edu