Numerous campus area streets will be closed to accommodate the more than 8,400 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be moving into the University Residence Halls. Major move-in days are Sunday, August 29 – Thursday, September 2 from 7am to 7pm. Residents are assigned to a specific move-in date and time to allow for activity to be spread out evenly and to ensure available resources and parking. Traffic around all residence halls will be extremely busy on these days, and all lots near residence halls will be used for temporary unloading during move-in. University staff will be on hand to help direct traffic. Motorists should be aware of this additional congestion and expect some delays, including the following changes to traffic flow:
- Observatory Drive from Charter Street to Babcock Drive will be restricted to primarily move-in traffic and will be one-way west.
- Elm Drive north from Observatory Drive will be restricted to primarily move-in traffic and will be one-way north.
- Dayton Street from Lake Street to Park Street will be restricted to primarily move-in traffic and will be one-way west.
- Park Street from University Avenue to Langdon Street will be restricted to primarily move-in traffic and will be one-way north.
Additional information and a map of parking/unloading areas during move-in can be found on our moving & breaks page.