SU NEWS ALERT: Travel advisories for football game, update on overturned tanker

Friday, November 11, 2011, By News Staff

Detour routing for the SU vs. USF game, due to Rt. 81 closures

Below are alternative travel routes to campus for the SU vs. University of South Florida football game, provided by the Syracuse Police Department:

Traffic from the north of the City:Use Rt. 481 South to the Brighton Avenue exit, right to Ansley Drive and follow the signs to campus.

If you are coming in Rt. 81 and you have parking waiting for you in the area of the Carrier Dome, follow the detour and you will be directed to Rt. 690 East, exit at Teall Ave. and turn left at the bottom of the ramp. Turn left again and enter onto Rt. 690 West and then exit at Townsend St. Turn left onto Townsend Street and follow the detour.

From west of the City, exit Rt. 690 at West Street and follow West Street to Shonnard Street. Turn left onto Shonnard Street, which turns into Adams Street. Follow Adams to the University.

From south of the City, use Rt. 81 North to Rt. 481 North and exit at Rockcut Road. Turn right onto Rockcut Road and then turn right onto E. Brighton Avenue to Ansley Drive and follow the signs to campus.

SU NEWS ALERT: Update on overturned tanker, assistance and football game

If you are an SU student or employee living off-campus and you are asked by the Syracuse Police to evacuate, please go to Goldstein Student Center on South Campus. If you don’t have a means of transportation to South Campus, please call 443-5318.

If you are a non-SU student, please be aware that the Red Cross is ready to provide assistance at the Westcott Community Center.

Football Game and Orange Central events

The Orange football game this evening at the Carrier Dome is scheduled to take place as planned, as are Orange Central events.

Syracuse University is working with the Syracuse Police Department (SPD) on traffic advisories for those traveling to the game. We will communicate the SPD advisories through SU email, and information will also be available at http://www.syr.edu/news, SU Athletics, the Syracuse University Radio Network, and WAER 88.3 FM.

Those traveling to the game are advised to plan ahead and leave early due to the closures of both Rt. 81 North and 81 South. Campus buses are running as scheduled. All Dome parking lots are open, and regular busing to and from the lots is in place.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT:

– Office of News Services
– Phone: 443-9038
– Email: semortim@syr.edu

Previous message:

A tanker has overturned on the railroad tracks between Brighton Ave. and Colvin St. Rt. 81 northbound and southbound have been closed for an extended duration, with traffic being directed to Rt. 481 and Rt. 690. The evacuation area from Comstock Ave. to Jamesville Ave. at this time does not affect any SU properties. If we learn of any locations on campus that need to be evacuated, that information will be posted to http://www.syr.edu/news.

Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Members of the SU community who live in the evacuation area and have an emergency can call the Department of Public Safety at 443-2224. Students in off-campus housing in the evacuation area who need assistance should call SU’s Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services at 443-5489.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT:

– Office of News Services
– Phone: 443-9038
– Email: semortim@syr.edu