Busiest move-in day calls for traffic changes

Don’t be surprised to find large crowds and heavy traffic throughout campus Wednesday as thousands of students move into the residence halls.

Additional IU Police Department officers, Bloomington Police Department officers and Indiana State Police officers will try and make move-in day into the residence halls for the biggest freshman class plus returning students as smooth as possible, according to a press release from IU Police Department.

Seventy-five IUPD officers will guide students and parents throughout campus to avoid major traffic jams.

Park Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue will become one-way streets from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition, Sunrise Avenue, Eigenmann Hall Circle and the Read Center North Drive will have restricted parking from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jordan Avenue Garage will be open and free of charge during the time when other streets have restricted parking.

The changes are made to create traffic going in a clockwise direction, IUPD Captain Jerry Minger said.

“Intersections are always an issue once traffic gets bumper to bumper,” Minger said. “We’ll have officers standing by because we don’t want traffic to stop.”

Although 17th Street is under construction and has been blocked off, that won’t stop students who are moving into Briscoe, McNutt and Foster Quads. The construction will stop and the street will open today, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Students moving into any of those three dorms are advised to use 17th Street.