Commencement transportation updates

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Message from Secretary Kim Goff-Crews re: Traffic Update

To the Yale Community:

Last night, a train derailment and collision occurred in Fairfield County, causing Metro North to suspend train service between South Norwalk and New Haven, and Amtrak to suspend service between New York and New Haven. Service is not expected to resume for at least several days.

This suspension of train service will cause additional traffic on the roadways to campus and extra time should be allowed for travel. Also, this year’s Commencement ceremony falls on a regular business day, creating even more traffic congestion and parking needs on Monday.

We know that many individuals who had planned to take the train to Commencement will now be driving. The Pierson-Sage Garage on the corner of Whitney and Edwards Street will provide free parking, and shuttle buses will be available from that garage to the Old Campus where the University-wide commencement ceremony will be held.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to assess the situation and we will post any updates to our Commencement website, www.yale.edu/commencement. The University has created a Facebook page to facilitate ride-sharing arrangements for those seeking to share a ride to campus. The Commencement website provides a link to this Facebook page, and we will also provide updates as more information about transportation becomes available.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to assess the situation and we will post any updates here.  The university has created a Facebook page to facilitate ride-sharing arrangements for those seeking to share a ride to campus. The Commencement website provides a link to this Facebook page, and we will also provide updates as more information about transportation becomes available.