UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State football will host Oregon at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Premium gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and all other public gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early. Penn State Transportation Services has announced the following parking, traffic and transit changes ahead of the game.
ESPN 'College GameDay'
ESPN's "College GameDay" will air from the Old Main lawn on Saturday. To accommodate setup for the program, the following road closures and parking adjustments will be in place:
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Pollock Road is closed between Fraser Road and the entrance of the Brown B parking lot through Saturday. The closure will extend from Burrowes Road to Shortlidge Road on Saturday.
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The Old Main parking lot will be closed through Saturday to provide a staging area for ESPN production vehicles. ROO permit holders who normally park at Old Main will be temporarily reassigned to the section of Brown A parking located behind Willard Building.
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The Brown A parking area behind Willard Building will be reserved for ROO permits only, except for ADA spaces, through Saturday. All vehicles, including department vehicles, must be removed from this lot immediately. Overflow parking for Brown A permit holders is available in Red A.
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Due to Saturday's extended closure of Pollock Road between Burrowes Road and Pollock Road, the Brown B and Brown E parking areas also will be closed to all users on Saturday. Permit holders in need of parking during these hours should park at the Eisenhower or Nittany decks. Any University departments with vehicles parked in these lots that may need to access them during these hours must relocate their vehicles to another parking area prior to midnight Friday night.
Penn State is making the following transportation and parking recommendations for fans who plan to attend "College GameDay." West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium parking lots will open at 8 a.m.
Students:
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Students who live on campus are encouraged to walk to Old Main lawn or take the CATA White or Blue Loop bus and walk from stops on Burrowes Street or Schlow Library on Beaver Avenue (White) or the intersection of College Avenue and Allen Street (Blue).
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Students who live off campus and State College residents are encouraged to walk to Old Main or take a CATA bus and walk from the Schlow Library stop on Beaver Avenue.
Students and fans who plan to park near ESPN's "College GameDay" location:
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On campus: Paid parking is available at:
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East and Nittany decks at $2 for one hour, $3 for two hours, and $40 for more than two hours.
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West Deck at $2 for one hour, $3 for two hours, and $25 for more than two hours.
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Eisenhower Deck for $40.
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Downtown: There are three downtown parking garages that are within three blocks of the Old Main lawn that have hourly rates: the Beaver Avenue Garage,the Fraser Street Garage andthe Pugh Street Garage. Metered street parking also is available downtown.
Fans who plan to park in Beaver Stadium lots and attend "College GameDay":
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Fans who have a Beaver Stadium parking permit and plan to park in their game day space and then attend "College GameDay" are encouraged to walk to Old Main (1.3 miles) or take the CATA White or Blue Loop bus to downtown and walk (two to three blocks).
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Fans can pick up the CATA White Loop along Hastings Road near the Hastings Road and University Drive intersection. Fans can walk from Schlow Library to Old Main.
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Fans can pick up the CATA Blue Loop on Curtin Road in front of the Computer Building and walk from the intersection of College Avenue and Allen Street to Old Main.
Game day and weekend event parking
Football parking areas near West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium (between Bigler Road and Mount Nittany Medical Center) are managed by Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and require a football permit, which is only valid in the assigned lot. Lots will open this week at 8 a.m. For more information, visit gopsusports.com, call 1-800-NITTANY or email golions@psu.edu.
Additional on-campus parking on football game days is available through Penn State Transportation Services at all five campus parking decks (East, Eisenhower, HUB, Nittany, West). Visitors wishing to park overnight must park at one of the decks. Overnight visitor parking is prohibited at all other parking areas.
Weekend event rates apply only to vehicles parked on Saturday. Otherwise, standard rates apply. Use pay stations prior to returning to your vehicle to exit. Cash is not accepted in exit lanes.
Lost ticket fees will be $50 on Saturday and Sunday and must be paid at the exit lane by credit card only.
Tailgating is strictly prohibited at campus parking decks.
East, HUB and Nittany decks:
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Any vehicle parking in the deck on Saturday will have the following rate applied: $2 for the first hour and $1 for the second hour if parked for less than two hours, $40 if more than two hours.
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The daily parking rate of $2 for the first hour and $1 per hour up to the $16 daily maximum applies for all other days.
West Deck:
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Any vehicle parking in the deck on Saturday will have the following rate applied: $2 for the first hour and $1 for the second hour if parked for less than two hours, $25 if more than two hours.
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The daily parking rate of $2 for the first hour and $1 per hour up to the $16 daily maximum applies for all other days.
Eisenhower Deck:
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Saturday Only: $40, payable through HONK zone PSUYF upon entry
Note: Please ensure you input the correct license plate number when using HONK.
Game day parking closures — faculty, staff and student parking access
The following campus parking lots will close at midnight Friday night in advance of Saturday's home football game:
- Commuter lots (Jordan East, Stadium West, Porter North, Porter South)
- Orange L (all sections)
- Yellow H (all sections)
- Yellow M
- Yellow V
- Orange A OPP (east and west)
- Orange A Katz
- Orange B1 (Section along Services Road)
- Orange D
- Orange H (all sections)
- Orange J (all sections)
- Silver J (all sections)
All vehicles, including department vehicles, must be removed from these areas no later than midnight Friday night. Access to these areas will reopen after outbound football traffic has ended. Vehicles not removed from these areas by 2 a.m. Saturday morning will be towed.
On home football Saturdays, faculty/staff parking permits are honored at all faculty/staff parking lots located west of Bigler Road, and student parking permits are honored at all areas located west of Bigler Road that normally allow student parking on weekends — see the lots highlighted in yellow with the E/W symbol on the student parking interactive map.
For a more convenient exit from campus after the football game and to provide greater capacity for visitors at the parking decks, faculty/staff and student permit holders are encouraged to use surface parking areas instead of parking decks on football game days.
Email parking@psu.edu or call 814-865-1436 for more information related to on-campus parking managed by Penn State Transportation Services.
Increased fine amounts for parking violations on event weekends
Drivers are reminded that all vehicles must be parked within all lines of a legal, nonreserved parking space. Vehicles parked on the roadways, curbside ends of rows, etc., are subject to ticketing and/or towing at the owner's expense. All parking areas require either head-in parking or for the vehicle to be parked so that the license plate faces the drive aisle. Please check lot entrance signage for the requirement for each parking area. All space-specific signage, such as ADA, service and reserved spaces, remain in effect and are strictly enforced. In addition, increased fine amounts are in place for campus visitors parked in violation of University parking regulations during designated event weekends.
Traffic restrictions
Beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, one-way traffic patterns and traffic restrictions will go into effect on Park Avenue, Porter Road and other roadways near West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Those attending the game with a prepaid football parking permit must follow the route assigned for their parking area and parking zone. Visit Penn State's Game Day Parking and Traffic site for more information.
Access to the East Parking Deck and Orange faculty/staff parking areas located north of Services Road will only be available by traveling eastbound on Park Avenue from Atherton Street. Except for permit holders attempting to access these areas, Park Avenue should be used only by football permit holders with West Zone (traveling eastbound on Park from Atherton Street) and East Zone (traveling westbound on Park from I-99/322) parking. Traffic on Porter Road will be limited only to football permit holders with South Zone parking.
Curtin Road will be closed between Bigler Road and Porter Road throughout the day.
Faculty, staff and students attempting to access central campus parking areas should do so by traveling northbound on Shortlidge Road or Burrowes Road from College Avenue. Traffic on and near campus will be heavy, and unnecessary vehicle travel is discouraged. Drivers traveling to campus should allow extra time to reach their destination.
Transit service and adjustments
CATA's Blue Loop, White Loop and Red Link service will operate on home football Saturdays, but with the following adjustments to service:
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Blue Loop: From the bus stop at College Avenue and Allen Street, the Blue Loop will follow normal routing to Curtin Road, where it will turn right on Bigler Road and right on Pollock Road, where it will resume normal routing.
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White Loop: From the bus stop at Beaver Avenue and Allen Street, the White Loop will follow normal routing to University Drive, where it will turn left on Hastings Road, right on Bigler Road, and left on Curtin Road, where it will resume normal routing.
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Red Link: From the bus stop on Curtin Road at the Pavilion Theatre, the Red Link will follow normal routing to the intersection with Bigler Road, where it will turn right on Eisenhower Road, right on Shortlidge Road, and left on Curtin Road, where it will resume normal routing.
CATA will again be operating its game day shuttles to provide transportation to and from each Penn State football home game. Visit the CATA website for information on routing, stops, hours of operation and fares.
Email cata@catabus.com or call 814-238-CATA for more information on CATA campus and community transit service. Real-time bus information and arrival predictions are also available through the myStop and Penn State Go apps.
Fullington Trailways also will be operating its football shuttles this season, with service from several local locations and Blair and Clearfield counties. Visit the Fullington website for more information.