Overnight Purple Line Track Testing - Parking and Shuttle Impacts
UPDATED 3/20/2026
Purple Line will begin testing of light-rail vehicles starting, Tuesday, March 24 and expected to last through Saturday, March 28. Testing will occur overnight, and some parking spaces and Shuttle-UM routes will be affected.
Parking Update
Parking spaces inaccessible overnight in Lot C1 and several ADA-accessible, courier, service and state vehicle parking spaces on Campus Dr.
Beginning on Tuesday, Mar. 24 at 10 p.m. through Saturday, Mar. 28 at 6 a.m., vehicles will be unable to enter or exit these locations from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night (relocation not required). Nearby ADA-accessible parking locations include Lot L and Lot D.
Partial lot entrance closure to Lot 16b, Lot 16f, Lot J1, Lot J2 and Lot K3 on Rossborough Ln.
Beginning on Tuesday, Mar. 24 at 10 p.m. through Saturday, Mar. 28 at 6 a.m., vehicles will need to use Yale Ave. (or Hotel Dr. for Lot J1) to enter or exit these locations from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night.
Shuttle-UM Update
Due to overnight road closures, some evening routes will run on a detour route and some stops will not be serviced. Below is a detailed map of each route showing the detour route, stops that will not be serviced and added temporary stops.