Homecoming parade may cause traffic delays

Friday’s Homecoming Parade is expected to create congestion and traffic delays near its route and on campus streets.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., but preparations will start more than two hours prior. Parade floats will line up on Rose Avenue near Willkie Quad, start down Third Street, then head north on Indiana Avenue toward the Sample Gates, according to the IU Alumni Association Web site.

The parade will still take place in the event of rain. Starting at 3:30 p.m., the IU Police Department will have officers assisting pedestrians and vehicles at major intersections.

Friday’s Parade Schedule

3:45 p.m. Staging of the parade vehicles on Rose Avenue, between Third and Seventh Streets.

4 to 5:15 p.m. The parade will line up.

Approximately 5:15 p.m. A “traffic pattern” along the parade route will go into effect. Traffic entering onto Jordan Avenue north of Third Street will be diverted north. There will be no eastbound traffic on Seventh Street from Jordan Avenue and no westbound traffic from Union Street. On Third Street, there will be no westbound traffic from High Street. All traffic from Union onto Third Street will be turned eastbound. On Indiana Avenue, northbound traffic will be turned west at Third Street and Indiana Avenue.

5:30 p.m. The parade will begin.

6:30 p.m. The parade will end at the Sample Gates and the pep rally will begin in Dunn Meadow. Fireworks will follow the conclusion of the pep rally.