Parking, traffic information for Aug. 26 freshman move-in

Wake Forest hosts move-in day for first year students at the south campus residence halls on Friday, August 21, 2015. Julia Reed ('19), from Tampa, moves into Bostwick.

Freshman move-in, 2015.

This information was emailed on behalf of Residence Life and Housing to faculty and staff on Aug. 19:

Wake Forest will welcome a new freshman class on Friday, Aug. 26, when new student move-in begins at 8 a.m. For faculty and staff scheduled to be on campus that busy morning, the University has recommendations for where to enter campus and park.

On Aug. 26, the University asks that faculty and staff enter campus through the Polo Road entrance. New students and their families will be encouraged to enter campus via the University Parkway and Reynolda Road entrances.

Traffic is expected throughout the day and will begin around 7 a.m. as families arrive for move-in. Due to the increased traffic, faculty and staff seeking to park on campus are encouraged to arrive on campus early. The Hearn Plaza lots will be available for faculty and staff parking. However, the University asks that faculty and staff avoid parking on South Campus (Lots E, F, G and J) and in Lots Q and W1/W2 to allow parking for our new students and their families.

Faculty and staff may park in the lots on either side of Long Drive, near Winston-Salem First Church and Polo Road.  A shuttle bus will provide transportation to and from those lots and campus from 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

The University will continue to run the Gray Line shuttle that will be operating on an on-call demand service on Aug. 26.

Additionally, the University will welcome back returning students on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28. Faculty and staff will not be able to park in Hearn Plaza lots (Lots A, B, C, M, N, P) as those will be entirely reserved for move-in.  Faculty and staff are also asked to avoid Lots Q, R and Z to allow our returning students a smooth move-in.

To aid with traffic management, the University asks that departments instruct vendors to assist by not delivering to campus until after noon on Aug. 26; vendors are asked to park only in designated parking spaces and to utilize dumpsters for trash. Delivery vehicles larger than a box truck should not plan to enter campus on Aug. 26 due to limited parking and increased traffic. Deliveries taking place on Aug. 27 and 28 should expect slower travel due to limited parking and increased traffic as well.

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