Football Parking and Traffic

Parking restrictions | Handicap parking | Campus parking fees
Public parking without shuttle service | Public transportation
Football shuttles

Traffic and parking changes for home games

Parking and traffic changes take place when we have home football games. Details are provided to the campus through Virginia Tech News and posted at the Parking Services website prior to every game.

Please note for the Thursday night game on November 6th. Faculty may wish to consider an early release or rescheduling of evening classes and labs due to traffic and parking congestion. A special announcement will be issued for the Thursday night game. A football parking map (1.5 MB PDF) is available for your convenience.

Fans coming to the football game can find traffic and parking information at the HokieSports Game Day Information page.

Parking restrictions

On the day before every home football game the following lots and roads will be restricted to no parking after 5:00 p.m. All vehicles must be removed from these lots and roads by 10 p.m. that night or be subject to towing.

• Litton-Reaves/Wallace Lots (located off Washington Street and Duck Pond Drive)
• Coliseum Lot (located off Washington Street and Spring Road)
• Jamerson Lot (behind the Jamerson Center)
• Stadium Lot
• Track/Field House Lot (on Spring Road)
• Upper and Lower Chicken Hill Lot (located off Southgate Drive)
• Vet-Medicine Lot (north side only)
• Health and Safety Lot (located off Tech Center Drive)
• Maintenance Lot (located off Southgate Drive)
• Engel/Cheatham Lot
• Price Hall Lot
• Smithfield Lot (new lot off Smithfield Road)
• Architecture Annex-Media Lot
• Lower Stanger Lot
• Rec Field Lot (off Tech Center Drive)
• Shultz Lot (except for the small interior lot next to Turner Street which F/S may use)
• Davidson Hall Lot (only the section parallel to W. Campus Drive)
• Wright House Lot
• Hahn Lot
• Derring Lot (large lot that's parallel to Perry Street)
• Duck Pond Drive Lot (the "Cage") - only the commuter/graduate section
• Spring Road
• Washington Street (parallel spaces from West Campus Drive to Kent Street)
• Duck Pond - Overflow lot (located of Oak Lane)

  The day before each home football game, all vehicles must be moved out of Prices Fork Lot #6 by 5:00PM or be subject to towing

If you have an event planned for the evening before a football game that involves one of these lots, please contact Parking Services at 231-3200 so we can accommodate your needs.

All resident students vehicles that are parked along the outside perimeter of the Duck Pond Road Resident Lot (the "Cage") next to the fence must move by 5 p.m. on the day before the football game. Additionally, all resident student vehicles must vacate the Stadium Lot by 10 p.m. on the day before the game. Resident students can park in one of the following areas:

• Resident Section of Duck Pond Drive Lot (the "Cage")
• Prices Fork Lots 4 & 5 (large commuter lots next to Prices Fork Road)
• Perry Street Lots 1 & 2 (large lots next to Perry Street)

Approximately three hours before the game starts, traffic on Washington Street, Southgate Drive, and Spring Road may become one-way toward Lane Stadium. Traffic on Duck Pond Drive may also become one-way toward Lane Stadium from Southgate Drive to Washington Street. After the game, directions will reverse until the traffic flow returns to normal.

Handicap parking

Handicap parking is available in Shultz Lot (located off the Alumni Mall). Signs will be posted for guidance to this area. Handicap shuttles will transport persons from this lot to the stadium before, during and after the game.

Campus parking fees

The public is charged $10 for parking on campus during all football games. This only applies to folks who do NOT have a valid VT parking permit. If you display a VT parking permit there's no charge.

The lots used by the public are Prices Fork Road Lots, Perry Street Lots (large commuter lots next to Prices Fork Road and Perry Street) and the Inn at Virginia Tech Lot.

Public RVs must park in the Prices Fork Road Lot P6 at the intersection of West Campus Drive and Prices Fork Road. The RV parking fee is $30.

Public transportation

Blacksburg Transit (BT) will run buses on all normal routes for home game weekends and will add additional buses as needed. Football game day fare for the public features a $2, exact change only, per rider fare, starting 3 hours prior to the scheduled kickoff and ending the the beginning of halftime. From halftime until 3 hours after the end of the game the system will be fare free. If you have a valid Hokie ID there will be no charge. Regular fixed-route service is suspended for 2 hours after each game so the the buses can be used to assist departing fans.

Football shuttles

Another option is off-campus public parking and shuttle at two locations in the town of Blacksburg. All users of this unique shuttle service will have to pay $2 regardless of their status with Virginia Tech. BT football shuttles will run to Lane Stadium starting two and a half hours before game time from the parking lot by Blacksburg High School and from the new Blacksburg Middle School at 15 minute intervals. They will continue to run for two hours after the game. For more details call 961-1185 or visit www.btransit.org

Public parking without shuttle service

Public parking without shuttle service is available, from: Gilbert Linkous Elementary, Harding Elementary, Old Middle School, Beeks Elementary, Harrell Street lot, and Lower Municipal lot. The Kent Square Parking Garage will also offer game day parking. Rates vary based upon the location. There is also an Airport Shuttle for patrons of the VT/Montgomery Executive Airport running to the stadium starting three hours before until two hours after the game.

For information about public parking with shuttle service, please see the football shuttles page.

Please mark your calendars for the following home football game dates: Sept. 6 (Saturday), Sept. 13 (Saturday), Oct. 4 (Saturday), Nov. 6 (Thursday), Nov. 22 (Saturday) and Nov. 29 (Saturday).

Questions?

For questions concerning this information, please call Parking Services at 231-3200 or, after regular business hours, the University Police Department at 540-231-6411.

If you have questions concerning reserved "Hokie Club" lots please call the Athletic Department at 231-9963.