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Street closures during Homecoming parade announced

On Friday, Oct. 23, several campus-area streets and intersections will be closed between 5:30 and 7 p.m. for the Homecoming parade.
 MTD routes through the parade area will be modified and delays may occur. Streets and intersections that are affected are listed below.


For MTD route updates, visit the Champaign-Urbana MTD website and click on “UI Homecoming Parade Reroutes” or select a specific route for an update.

Parking lot E-3, next to the main library, will not be accessible between
5:30 and 7 p.m. No entrance to or exit from the facility will be allowed. Staging for the parade will take place around the Krannert Art Museum on Sixth Street. While Peabody Drive will be open to motorists, expect delays.


At 7 p.m., all streets and intersections will reopen and buses will return to regular routes.



Street closures:


  • Sixth Street from Peabody Drive to Armory Avenue;
  • Armory Avenue from Sixth Street to Wright Street;
  • Wright Street from Armory Avenue to Green Street;
  • Green Street from Wright Street to Mathews Avenue;
  • Mathews Avenue from Green Street to Nevada Street



Intersection closures:


  • Sixth Street and Laredo-Taft Drive

  • Sixth Street and Gregory Drive

  • Sixth Street and Armory Avenue

  • Armory Avenue and Wright Street

  • Wright Street and Chalmers Street

  • Wright Street and Daniel Street

  • Wright Street and John Street

  • Wright Street and Green Street

  • Green Street and Mathews Avenue

  • Mathews Avenue and Oregon Street

  • Mathews Avenue and Nevada Street

A map of the parade route can be found online.

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