Special Parking/Travel Advisory for Thursday Night
10/27/2015 10:12:00 AM | Football
Eagles to host Texas State in nationally televised game
STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern football team will host Texas State on Thursday night in a nationally televised game from Paulson Stadium. With the unique game slot comes the challenge of parking on a weekday. Below, you will find all the rules and regulations in regards to parking for the 7:30 p.m. game.
For Thursday games, students may no longer enter the Erk Russell Athletic Park, encompassing Paulson Stadium and the Soccer/Track Field Facility parking lot beginning at noon, towing begins at 2 p.m. and all donor spots are guaranteed at 3 p.m. Students may not enter the Recreation Activity Center (RAC) lots after 1 p.m., towing begins at 3:30 p.m. and donor spots will be guaranteed at 4 p.m. Donors must clear the RAC lot by 10 a.m. Friday morning. Find more information here: Parking Rules and Regulations for Thursday Games.
Parking on Campus
Residential, faculty and other campus parking lots will be available for student parking starting at noon. Students and staff are allowed to park in those lots instead of parking at the RAC and Paulson Stadium. Spaces in front of the PAC and in front of Hanner Fieldhouse can also be utilized. Parking will be available on a first come, first served basis. However safety violations will still be enforced. Motorists should avoid parking in fire lanes, handicap spaces, or sidewalks.
Transit
Thursday game days will incur a number of changes for the Southern Express. The Stadium bus stop will be relocated at 12 p.m. to Malecki Drive (football shuttle stop). At 1 p.m. the RAC bus stop will be moved to Akins Blvd and the bus will only stop after making the full route into campus. The RAC stop (leaving the Stadium) will cease at 1 p.m. The Blue and Gold transit routes will run their regular scheduled times from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday game days. After 5 p.m. the Gold Route will increase the number of buses to accommodate the game day crowds, and will run one additional hour after the game. As normal, the Blue Route will cease at 9 p.m.
Tailgating
Tailgating will be permitted after 4 p.m. in the numbered, commuter lots.
Students, alumni, and all game day attendees should expect major delays in traffic. If possible students, faculty and staff should carpool on Thursday home football games. For more information or questions about parking regulations please contact the Office of Parking and Transportation 912-478-7275 or visit Parking Rules and Regulations for Thursday Games.
