University of North Carolina Athletics
Manning Drive To Pose Delays For UNC Football Fans
August 30, 2000 | Football
Aug. 30, 2000
CHAPEL HILL - The Department of Public Safety stated that motorists arriving on campus for UNC Football home games this Autumn should expect heavier-than-usual traffic congestion and some delays along Manning Drive due to the ongoing steamline construction project in that area.
Motorists may avoid some delays by arriving on campus early for UNC Football's Tar Heel Town pre-game festivities, beginning in front of Wilson Library 2 1/2 hours prior to home games.
Football fans may also wish to avoid campus traffic by taking advantage of Chapel Hill Transit's convenient park and ride transportation, with $4.00 round-trip service to from the following locations:
- Route 54 West: Carrboro Plaza Shopping Center,
- Route 54 East: Park and Ride Lot (adjacent to the Friday Continuing Education Center),
- Route 15-501 South: Southern Vill. Park and Ride lot (between Culbreth & Dogwood Acres Rds.), -
- Route 15-501 East: University Mall at Estes Dr.,
Trips to campus begin 2 1/2 hours prior to game time from Route 54 East and the University Mall (to accommodate those visiting pre-game festivities at Tar Heel Town) and 1 1/2 hours prior to the kick-off from Southern Village and Carrboro Plaza. Return trips begin immediately after each event and continue for approximately 30 minutes. These schedules are expected to remain the same for all Tar Heel home football games. For further information on Chapel Hill Transit's game day Tar Heel Express Services, please call 968 - 2769.
Educational Foundation members are encouraged to avoid left turns off of Manning Drive into the Craige Parking Deck facility, which may be best accessed via South Columbia at the UNC Hospitals end of Manning Drive. Ramsclub parking on central and northern campus may be best accessed via NC54 / South Road.
Likewise, those seeking public game parking in the Cardinal Deck may access that area via Mason Farm Road or Manning Drive.
Those seeking Educational Foundation parking or public parking in areas off Bowles Drive should access that area by turning off of 15-501 immediately into the left lane of Manning Drive.
For further information on UNC Football home game day parking, please call the Department of Public Safety's special events 24-hour information hotline at 558 - 5961, visit the Department's website at "www.dps.unc.edu," or to tune into Information System radio broadcasts at 1610 AM on game days.
