Multiple Road Closures for Homecoming Parade

North Campus

Road closure

What is being done?

On Friday, Oct. 14 the MSU Homecoming Parade will take place in downtown East Lansing and on campus causing a number of street closures. Please plan accordingly. 

Why is this being done?

MSU campus street closures to begin at 5:45 p.m.:

  • Abbot Road from West Circle Drive to Grand River Avenue.
  • Farm Lane from Shaw Lane to Grand River Avenue.
  • Science Road.

East Lansing Street Closures:

  • Abbot Road between Whitehills Drive/Oxford Road and Burcham Drive from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for parade staging
  • Centerlawn Avenue from Abbot Road to Forest Street from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for parade staging
  • Northlawn Avenue from Abbot Road to Forest Street from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for parade staging
  • Evergreen Avenue from Centerlawn Avenue to Northlawn Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for parade staging
  • Forest Street from Centerlawn Avenue to Northlawn Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., for parade staging
  • Fern Street from Abbot Road to Evergreen Avenue from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., for parade staging
  • Abbot Road from Burcham Drive to Grand River Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. or until the last unit has moved off Grand River
  • Grand River Avenue between Abbot Road and Collingwood Drive from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., or until the last unit has moved off Grand River Avenue
  • Burcham Drive between Old Hickory Lane and Abbot Road from 3:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., or until the last unit has moved off Burcham Drive
     

Other street closures and alternate routes:

All roads southbound off Albert Avenue, between Durand Street and Abbot Road, will be closed to through traffic. Roads leading to Abbot Road -- Library Lane, Centerlawn Avenue and Northlawn Avenue -- also will be closed to through traffic.

Parade route:

The parade begins at the Hannah Community Center and travels south on Abbot Road to Grand River Avenue and into campus at the Collingwood Drive entrance, concluding at the corner of Farm and Shaw lanes.

How will this impact building occupants?

Eastbound and westbound traffic should take Saginaw Street. Northbound and southbound traffic should take Harrison or Hagadorn roads.

Who can I contact for more information?

Regina Cross, Parade Coordinator, at (517) 353-3069 or crossreg@msu.edu. For more Homecoming information, visit homecoming.msu.edu.