The incoming freshman class at UConn begins a new adventure today as the newest class of Huskies moves in at the Storrs campus. The rest of the student body will be moving in over the next few days.
In all, 12,400 students will be moving into the residence halls on the Storrs campus.
One of the biggest challenges families will face while moving the students in is getting around construction to replace old pipes.
The Route 195 entrance into campus at North Eagleville Road is closed and there are one-way traffic patterns on part of that road.
UConn officials said the university scheduled as much of the work as possible during summer, but it was not possible to finish the work before the start of classes or to reopen the parts of North Eagleville Road that remain under construction.
More information on traffic restrictions and check-in areas is posted on UConn’s website.
UConn warns that drivers should not rely on GPS because it does not reflect the traffic patterns and detours.
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All traffic is one-way on Alumni Drive between Hillside Road and Hilltop Apartments this week and university officials suggest avoiding the area if possible.
People moving into the Hilltop area and to the North and Northwest complexes should enter the campus from Discovery Drive, which connects to Route 44 at its northern end and carries traffic directly toward the heart of campus.
Drivers who are not part of move-in or work-related traffic are being encouraged to use alternate routes on and around the Storrs campus during daylight hours on Friday and over the weekend to avoid delays from the heavier-than-usual traffic and detours.
