Overnight Purple Line Track Testing - Parking and Shuttle Impacts 

UPDATED 5/19/2026

Purple Line is scheduled to have another round of testing of light-rail vehicles starting Tuesday, May 26 and expected to last through Friday, May 29. Testing will occur overnight, and some parking spaces and Shuttle-UM routes will be affected. 
 

Parking Update

Parking spaces are inaccessible overnight in Lot C1 and several ADA-accessible, courier, service and state vehicle parking spaces on Campus Dr.

Beginning Tuesday, May 26, at 10 p.m. through Friday, May 29, 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 Tuesday, May 26, at 10 p.m. through Friday, May 29, 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

No changes to Shuttle-UM summer routes.