In years past, people with permits for Memorial Stadium parking lots have had to move their cars on home game weekends to make room for fans. Despite no fans being allowed at the games this year, people are still required to move their cars.
IU Transportation tweeted Tuesday morning that all vehicles in Memorial Stadium lots must be moved by 6 p.m. this Friday.The tweet comes before IU’s first football game of the season against Penn State, which will be held at Memorial Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. In accordance with Big 10 policy, no members of the public will be permitted to attend the game, but Amanda Turnipseed, director of parking operations, said IU is still requiring cars be moved to make space for the arrival of Penn State athletes.
“They are arriving in a larger number of buses that will be coming in through various entry points and the university wants to ensure that there’s an adequate amount of space to ensure that all the prevention protocols are able to be enacted to keep everybody safe so they can have the game,” Turnipseedsaid.
Turnipseed said access will be limited by security personnel to the few authorized to attend, which will include game day staff, medical staff and the families of both teams.
The rule will be enforced the same way as in a non-COVID-19 affected year, with citations being issued to anyone who fails to comply. However, Turnipseed said there will be plenty of space available to move cars to another location.
Turnipseed said CH zones, EM zones and parking garages are available for people to move their car to starting at 5 p.m. Friday.
“Parking in any of the CH zones on campus are open and available for parking or moving cars to, as well as any of the non 24-hour pay spaces and the parking garages, so there is adequate opportunity for somebody to put their car somewhere else still on campus,” she said.
