CATA once again will offer 24-hour Loop bus service for the duration of THON, which begins Friday and continues through Sunday afternoon.
The Blue and White Loops will operate continuously through the weekend, including during the periods on Saturday and Sunday mornings when they normally do not run. The routes run through Penn State’s University Park campus and a portion of downtown and both include stops near the Bryce Jordan Center, where THON takes place.
Route and frequency information
Penn State also announced a number of changes to parking, traffic and transit during THON weekend.
Visitor Parking
General visitor parking for THON will be available at Stadium West, Lot 44 and Porter North. It is expected these lots will reach capacity at various times during the weekend.
Reserved Parking Lots
– Lot Orange L South (fenced lot south of Bryce Jordan Center) will be reserved for THON from Thursday through 7:30 a.m. Monday. The lot will be used for technical and support vehicles in addition to volunteers that will be moving large amounts of material and supplies in and out of the Bryce Jordan Center. Faculty and staff that normally park at Lot Orange L South are asked to use Lot Orange L East, Lot Orange B (Softball) or one of the commuter lots on Friday.
– Lot Orange L East (also known as the Founders Lot, located on the east side of the Bryce Jordan Center) and a nearby section of Lot 44 will be reserved from 5 p.m. Friday through the conclusion of THON for Four Diamonds Fund families. Faculty and staff that normally park at Lot Orange L East on Friday evening (after 5 p.m.), Saturday or Sunday should use one of the remaining commuter parking areas from 5 p.m. Friday, through 5 p.m. Sunday.
– Lot Yellow V (located west of the Bryce Jordan Center) will be reserved for authorized permit holders only from 5 p.m. Friday through 5 p.m. Sunday.
– The south section of Lot 44 (located south of Dauer Drive) will be reserved from 5 p.m. Friday through the conclusion of THON.
Traffic Changes
Curtin Road between University Drive and Porter Road will be restricted to transit buses only from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday for spectator crossing. University Police and THON committee members will be assisting with this crossing to ensure pedestrian safety. Motorists are asked to avoid the section of Curtin Road between University Drive and Porter Road.
The Dancers Walk will take place on Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. The walk will begin at the Multi-Sport Facility and proceed north along the drive lane on the west side of Lot 44 to the Bryce Jordan Center. During this time, the drive lane along the west side of Lot 44 will be closed from the Multi-Sport Facility to Lot Orange L East (Founders Lot). Dauer Drive (located south of the Bryce Jordan Center) will be closed from Porter Road to University Drive.
During the Dancers Walk, all vehicles exiting Lot 44 will be directed east to exit on to Porter Road. Vehicles parked at Lot Orange L East will be allowed to exit via the north lot entrance/exit only, and will then be required to proceed north to Curtin Road or east to Porter Road. No traffic will be allowed to exit Lot 44 via Dauer Drive (Located south of the Bryce Jordan Center). All access to Lot 44 will be from Curtin Road or Porter Road only.
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, Curtin Road will be closed to all traffic except CATA buses from University Drive to Porter Road.
Bus Change
From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, the Red Link campus bus service will be rerouted to avoid the interior of Lot 44. Red Link buses traveling eastbound to Innovation Park will stay on Curtin Road to Porter Road, turning left on Porter and resuming the normal route to Innovation Park. The Red Link westbound will follow the normal routing to Porter Road, where it will turn right on Curtin Road and resume normal routing on to campus. The Porter Road stop east of Lot 44 will not be used from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
