Watch out for travel restrictions and street closures this weekend and also next week during Welcome Week activities.
Among closures, Laurel Street will be shut down between Franklin and Grace streets from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
On Tuesday, the Ram Spirit Walk will begin at 5 p.m. as the freshman class, accompanied by The Peppas, will march from convocation at the Siegel Center across Broad Street and down Harrison Street, Park Avenue and Linden Court to a block party on Floyd Avenue.
VCU expects a first-year class of 4,200 students, up from about 4,050 last August. Total enrollment is estimated at 31,500 students.
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Franklin Street: The street will be closed to through traffic between Harrison and Belvidere streets; traffic arriving for move-in will be reduced to one travel lane between Harrison and Belvidere streets.
Grace Street: Travel lanes will remain open, however, drivers may experience some congestion between Ryland and Belvidere streets.
Harrison Street: The street will be closed to through traffic between Broad and Marshall streets.
Cherry Street: The street will be closed to through traffic between Floyd Avenue and Cary Street.
Floyd Avenue: The street will be closed to through traffic between Cherry and Harrison streets.
Linden Street: The street will be closed to through traffic between Park and Floyd avenues.
Madison Street: The street will be closed to through traffic between Main and Cary streets.
Cary Street: Travel lanes will remain open, but drivers may experience some congestion between Cherry and Jefferson streets.
Marshall Street: Travel lanes will remain open, but drivers may experience some congestion between Bowe and Hancock streets.
Laurel Street: The street will be closed between West Grace and West Cary streets. Parishioners of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart will be allowed to park in designated spots on Cathedral Street and in the West Main Street Parking Deck
Pine Street: The street continues to be closed between West Cary and West Main streets for construction through 2018.
