Spring Weekend activities will be held across the UConn-Storrs campus beginning Thursday, April 21st through Saturday, April 23rd. A complete schedule of all the Spring Weekend events and additional information about wristbands and policies can be found on the Spring Weekend website!
To accommodate some of the activities planned, there will be road closures on two of the days. Below is a brief summary of the road closures. Please make travel arraignments in advance of Spring Weekend to avoid the impacted areas.
Thursday, April 21st
The UConn Club Sports Council will be hosting its annual Glow up the Night 5K. The race will begin at 8:00pm in front of the Homer Babbidge Library. To accommodate the participants in the race, there will be several temporary road closures and limited access to parking areas. Below is a list of the roads that will be closed during the race.
The following roads will be closed from 7:45pm until 9:00pm:
- Hillside Road – between Gilbert Road and Glenbrook Road
- Jim Calhoun Way – between Hillside Road and Husky Circle
- Alumni Drive – in its entirety
- Glenbrook Road – between Hillside Road and Mansfield Way
- Mansfield Road – between Mansfield Way and Gilbert Road
- Gilbert Road – between Mansfield Road and Hillside Road
The following areas of campus will be temporarily impacted from 7:45pm until 9:00pm:
- Lot D, Lot K, Lot I – cars in these lots will not be able to enter/exit until runners pass
- Freitas Ice Forum – cars will not be able to enter/exit the area until runners pass
- Cars parked in South Garage will need to enter/exit from the 5th Floor Gate, accessible from Lot 8. The 1st Floor Gate by the Football Training Facility will be closed until the race ends
Saturday, April 23rd
In preparation for an evening of Spring Weekend activities, Hillside Road will be closed to traffic beginning at 4pm. The road closure will be from in the intersection of Hillside Road and Glenbrook Road to the intersection of Hillside Road and Jim Calhoun Way. The road will reopen at approximately 11pm. Drivers will still have access to South Garage from the northbound side of Hillside Road and Jim Calhoun Way.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.
For more information, contact: Eric Bouchard at eric.bouchard@uconn.edu