Parking and Construction Information for Football Season Opener vs. Florida Atlantic

Michigan State football will open the 2024 season on Friday, Aug. 30 vs. Florida Atlantic, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. All classes will be held as scheduled and operational work will continue with limited disruption.

The following parking lots will be closed beginning at 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, through 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at which point the appropriate event parking pass will be required:

Lot 62 located on the north side of IM Sports West and Spartan Stadium
Lot 124 located on the north side of IM Sports West and Spartan Stadium
Lot 61 located on the west side of Spartan Stadium
Lot 79 located on the south side of Spartan Stadium

On Friday, August 30, the remainder of the lots on campus will be available for faculty, staff, and students with appropriate parking permits for work and class-related parking until 1:00 p.m. At that time, MSU Police and Public Safety personnel will restrict entry into all football pass lots. Faculty and staff who leave these lots during the noon hour should plan to return prior to 1:00 p.m. to ensure re-entry. Alternatively, faculty and staff may obtain employee passports from their departments to park in designated public lots at no cost.

All donor lots reserved by the MSU Athletics Department will open at 2 p.m. All parking lots which are designated for general football parking will open at 3 p.m. All faculty and staff with cars are encouraged to begin leaving campus by 1:00 p.m. Therefore, supervisors are being asked to determine the operational needs of their individual units and, where possible, use flexible schedules arranged throughout the course of the week so that staff may leave campus by that time.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Road construction projects on US-127 and I-496 are currently impacting several exits into and off of campus. Spartan athletics is asking fans to allow extra time to arrive at Spartan Stadium. Fans are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the new traffic patterns and are also strongly encouraged to use GPS, even if they know the area, to assist with finding alternate routes as necessary. Visit the links below to learn more about construction on and near campus.

MDOT Information and Construction Maps: https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/projects-studies/us-127-corridor-improvements
MSU Construction and Detour Map: https://apps.gis.msu.edu/construction/closures-and-detours/

GENERAL PARKING INFORMATION
Public game day parking is available for $30. Lot 89 (commuter lot)/MSU Pavilion parking is $20 and a shuttle starts two hours prior to game and returns a reasonable amount of time after the game. Tailgating is permitted in all public parking areas on campus. Click here for more parking information.

GAMEDAY UPDATES
Spartan fans and guests are encouraged to sign up to receive gameday updates from MSU Police and Public Safety this season by texting SPARTANFB24 to 888777. Updates will include safety information, potential game delays, traffic and parking information, etc.

Parking and Construction Information for Football Season Opener vs. Florida Atlantic

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