Overnight Purple Line Track Testing - Parking and Shuttle Impacts
UPDATED 5/1/2026
Purple Line is scheduled to have another round of testing of light-rail vehicles starting Monday, May 4 and expected to last through Friday, May 8. 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 Monday, May 4, at 10 p.m. through Friday, May 8, 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 Monday, May 4, at 10 p.m. through Friday, May 8, 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.