The following are general instructions for navigating the University’s new roundabout on Hillside Road in Storrs:

Motorists

• Slow down when approaching the roundabout
  • Obey all signs and posted speed limits
  • Yield to all pedestrians within the crosswalk
  • Look left and yield to traffic in the roundabout before entering
• Enter the roundabout only when there is a safe gap in traffic to do so
  • Traffic within the roundabout has the right-of-way
  • Do not stop in the roundabout to allow other traffic to enter
• Exit the roundabout slowly to Alumni Drive, Hillside Road or the North Garage
  • Yield to all pedestrians in the crosswalk

Pedestrians may only enter the roundabout using designated crosswalks; they must never cross traffic lanes to the roundabout’s center island.

Experienced bicyclists may ride within the roundabout and share traffic lanes with motorists; they must yield to all pedestrians.

Less experienced bicyclists may dismount their bicycles, walk on the sidewalks and use the crosswalks as pedestrians.

If you are in the roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches, proceed to your intended exit and pull-off to the right so the vehicle may pass safely.

A portion of Hillside Road and its intersection with Alumni Drive will be closed to traffic and pedestrians starting on Monday, Feb. 1 and running through early August (map).  The closure is due to the extensive underground utility infrastructure work that has to be built in support of the construction of the new Northwest Science Quad in the area that was previously surface parking lots.

The closure of Hillside Road is happening at this time to take advantage of the de-densified campus population of students, faculty and staff during the spring 2021 semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The primary effect of this closure is that Hillside Road will not serve as a main thoroughfare through campus during this time.

Parking will still be available in the North Garage with access on Hillside Road before the point of closure. The sidewalk east of the north garage will be opened effective February 8, 2021 permitting pedestrian traffic to flow to and from the north/northwest dorms.

Vehicle access to Alumni Drive for such facilities, such as the Alumni House, the Werth Residence Tower, the Hilltop Residence Towers, Garrigus Suites, and the Hilltop Apartments, will be from Jim Calhoun Drive. Traffic headed north on Alumni Drive will be stopped at the parking lot for the Alumni House.

Route 355 “UConn Stamford Connector” shuttle service will be suspended for the intersession period on Friday, November 20, 2020.

The services are expected to resume with the start of the 2021 spring semester.

In accordance with Governor Ned Lemont’s most recent Executive Order (7BB) and effective immediately, facemasks must be worn by all those using HuskyGo transit bus and accessible van services.  Thank you for your cooperation.

With winter soon upon us, it is time to prepare for winter weather and the travel disruptions that come with it. In the event of winter weather, WRTD will operate as long as we can safely do so.

In the event that it becomes unsafe to continue operation, we will announce and suspension of service on our Facebook @WRTDCT, on our website www.wrtd.org, on WFSB Channel 3 and on WILI radio.

Holiday Service Alerts

Another year is nearly complete and the holidays are nearly upon us. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and thank you for a great 2019. In celebration of the holidays, WRTD will have the following limited schedules:

December 25th, Christmas Day

• No Service on Dial-A-Ride, ADA Paratransit and Routes 671, 672, 674 or 993.
• Route 991 will operate a regular schedule.

January 1st, New Year’s Day

• No Service on Dial-A-Ride, ADA Paratransit and Routes 671, 672, 674 or 993.
• Route 991 will operate a regular schedule.

674 Storrs/Willimantic & 675 Hunting Lodge Break Schedules

Friday, December 13th will be the final day of service for Route 675 Hunting Lodge Road. It will also be the final day for the late night trip of Route 674 Storrs/Willimantic.

The full schedule for both 674 and 675 will resume on January 20, 2020.