Travel advisory for campus move-in
Information, alerts, and maps to make your move go smoothly as the new school year begins.
It’s time again to pack up the car and head back – or head out for the first time – to campus. UMass Amherst is ready to welcome all our students for another great year.
With a lot of campus construction and building taking place on campus, there are some special alerts and instructions for move-in this year. So find your destination, drive carefully and we’ll be here to welcome you!
And don’t forget, parents and families are welcome to join their students for a free meal in the Dining Commons after a busy day of moving in on Sunday, September 3. All Dining Commons open at 10 am and close at 9 pm.
PRINTABLE MAP: Overview of Campus Move-in
North Residential Area
PRINTABLE MAP: Close-up of North Residential Area
Buildings A and B
Enter the posted driveway south of Montague House from North Pleasant Street (Map Reference #1), and proceed, one way, round the North Residential Area ellipse; exit onto Eastman Lane; enter the west entrance of the North Residential ellipse and proceed north, one way, to Parking Lot 44.
Buildings C and D
Drive east on Eastman Lane from North Pleasant Street (Map Reference #2) and enter the west entrance of the North Residential ellipse; proceed, one way, to your building drop-off; exit at the north end of the ellipse into Parking Lot 44.
Sylvan Residential Area
PRINTABLE MAP: Close-up of Sylvan Residential Area
Brown
Enter the west entrance of the Sylvan ellipse from Eastman Lane (Map Reference #3) and proceed, one way, north, to drop-off; exit at the northwest corner of the Sylvan ellipse into Parking Lot 44.
Cashin and McNamara
Enter the east entrance of the Sylvan ellipse from Eastman Lane (Map Reference #4) and proceed, one way, northwesterly, to drop-off; exit at the northwest corner of the Sylvan ellipse into Parking Lot 44.
Northeast Residential Area
PRINTABLE MAP: Close-up of Northeast Residential Area
Lyon
Access from Eastman Lane, south, through the Northeast quad (Map Reference #5).
Orchard Hill Residential Area
PRINTABLE MAP: Close-up of Orchard Hill Residential Area
Access to all the Orchard Hill dorms should be made from Clark Hill Road (Map Reference #6), proceeding north, one way, on Chancellors Way and north, one way, on Orchard Hill Road; exit onto East Pleasant Street or Parking Lot 49.
Southwest Residential Area
PRINTABLE MAP: Close-up of Southwest Residential Area
Moore and Emerson
Enter the south entrance of the Southwest ellipse from University Drive (Map Reference #7) and proceed, one way, to drop-off; exit onto University Drive; park in Lot 33.
Melville and Thoreau
Enter and exit a posted driveway at Massachusetts Avenue (Map Reference #8).
Patterson, MacKimmie, Crampton and Prince
Enter Sunset Avenue from Fearing Street (Map Reference #9) and proceed north, one way to drop off; exit onto Massachusetts Avenue.
Pierpont
Accessible via Fearing Street; exit via Fearing Street, west, to University Drive.
J. Adams
Accessible via a posted driveway from Fearing Street (Map Reference #10). Cance, Kennedy, Coolidge, Washington, J.Q. Adams and SW Concourse
Enter Washington Lot 50 from Fearing Street (Map Reference #11) and proceed north, one way, to drop-off; exit through the tunnel at the north end of the Concourse (Map Reference #12), through Parking Lot 71 to Massachusetts Avenue.
James
Enter and exit a posted driveway at Massachusetts Avenue (Map Reference #13).
Campus Construction
Several building and major construction projects are underway as the new academic year begins. Please note of their proximity and use caution when driving or walking through or around construction zones.
West Campus
Central Heating Plant, Mullins Way. This aesthetically-pleasing and environmentally-advanced facility will satisfy nearly all of the campus’s electric and steam demand. Commonwealth Avenue and Hicks Way should remain open at all times, but delays are possible. Please drive slowly through these areas. Access to Campus Center Way via Commonwealth Avenue is closed due to steam line construction; access to the Campus Parking Garage must be made via Holdsworth Way.
Campus Center
Steam line construction is under way from the Parking Garage ellipse in a northeasterly direction to the east side of North Pleasant Street. North Pleasant Street is to remain open, but delays are possible. Pedestrians should exercise caution when walking though the Campus Center area; please respect fence lines and observe walkway detours.
East Campus
Integrated Science Building and Skinner Hall Renovation. The Integrated Science Building and nearby Skinner Hall Renovation are major projects forging new models for science teaching and research. Construction site fences have been erected south of the Worcester Dining Common between Thatcher Way and North Pleasant Street permanently closing the north end of Stockbridge Road. Water line work will also be taking place in Stockbridge Road south of the Integrated Science Building site.
Studio Arts Building which will bring together programs currently scattered around campus is in the early constructtoin phase. A site fence has been erected at the intersection of North Pleasant Street and Infirmary Way, shifting access to Stockbridge Road to the north side of the construction site. Steam line work in support of the project is also underway on both side of Infirmary Way. Infirmary Way should remain open, but delays are possible.
Butterfield Steam Line. Steam line work is being performed on both sides of Clark Hill Road in the Central Residential Area. Clark Hill Road may include a by-pass in the area, and delays are possible. Pedestrians and those moving into area dorms should exercise caution; please respect fence lines and observe walkway detours.
Contact Information
Move In Information from Residence Life UMass Amherst Police Department Parking Services