Special Events Notice – 4.27 to 4.28.2024

April 17, 2024

UNM Parking & Transportation Services (UNM PATS) would like to inform the UNM community to expect HIGH TRAFFIC & ROAD CLOSURES on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 because of multiple events. Here’s what you need to know:

Saturday, April 27 Special Events

  • Lobo Kids Triathlon, UNM Main campus – 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • Spring Preview Day, Student Union Building – 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Native American Basketball Shootout, Johnson Gym – 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • World of Museum Careers Symposium, UNM Art Museum – 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • 10th Anniversary Mural Dedication & Reception, Honors College – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Road Delays for Saturday, April 27:
    • Traffic congestion along Redondo Drive around Johnson Field & Cornell parking structure for event parking

Sunday, April 28 Special Events

  • Lobo Adults Triathlon, UNM Main campus – 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
    • All UNM campus entrances will be CLOSED for the duration of the Lobo Adults Triathlon
    • Campus Residents may not move their vehicles from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    • Campus entrances will reopen at 10:30 a.m. after Lobo Triathlon has concluded
    • Access to the Lomas parking structure will still be available to UNM & UNMH permit holders from the Girard and Campus intersection (going westbound on Campus Boulevard). There will be a one-way exit from the Lomas parking structure westbound (right turn only) on Campus to Lomas.
    • Visit lobotri.unm.edu for more information including course maps.
  • Nizhoni Days Powwow Festivities, Johnson Field – 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Native American Basketball Shootout, Johnson Gym – 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, Popejoy Hall – 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Road Delays for Sunday, April 28:
    • Traffic congestion along Redondo Drive around Johnson Field & Cornell parking structure for event parking

Event parking not permitted for:

  • R-lot including the R/E lot (SW corner of Central Avenue and Girard Boulevard).

Alternative routes/parking

  • Yale parking structure, located near Yale & Lomas Boulevard
  • PATS enforcement officers will be on site to provide traffic and permit control.

Stay updated with UNM PATS on Facebook, X (@UNMPATS), or Instagram (@unm_pats) for advisories, construction notices, permit purchase dates, and more exciting updates. For questions, please call us at 505-277-1938, send an email to parktran@unm.edu, or visit us in person at the PATS Business Office.


Thank you.