Heavy Traffic Notice – 5.15 to 5.17.2025
May 7, 2025
UNM Parking & Transportation Services (UNM PATS) is notifying the UNM community and visitors there will be HEAVY TRAFFIC from Thursday, May 15 to Saturday, May 17. Here’s what you need to know:
Event information:
- Thursday, May 15
- Graduation Photos at the “U”, 5 P.M. at Hodgin Hall
- Anderson School of Management Convocation, 6 P.M. at The Pit
- Albuquerque Isotopes vs Tacoma Raiders, 6:35 P.M. at Isotopes Park
- Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, 7:30 P.M. at Popejoy Hall
- Friday, May 16
- Graduate Commencement Ceremony, 6 P.M. at The Pit
- Albuquerque Isotopes vs Tacoma Raiders, 6:35 P.M. at Isotopes Park
- Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, 7:30 P.M. at Popejoy Hall
- Saturday, May 17
- Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, 9 A.M. at The Pit
- Departmental Convocations, 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. at Central Campus
- College of Education & Human Sciences Convocation, 6 P.M. at The Pit
- Albuquerque Isotopes vs Tacoma Raiders, 6:35 P.M. at Isotopes Park
- School of Architecture Convocation, 7 P.M. at the Student Union Building
- Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, 7:30 P.M. at Popejoy Hall
- School of Medicine MD/PhD Convocation, 8 P.M. at the Kiva Auditorium
Traffic Congestion:
- Heavy vehicle and foot traffic around Central and South campuses
- Avenida Cesar Chavez and University Boulevard intersection
- Redondo Drive East
- Congestion from Campus Boulevard to Princeton Drive
Parking Information:
- Graduates, undergraduates, and guests do not need to pay for parking at The Pit
- Paid parking locations are for Isotopes game attendees
- Visit unm.edu/parking for parking locations for commencement ceremony.
- Paid parking
- ParkMobile
- Cornell Parking Structure – Zone 512
- Yale Parking Structure – Zone 511
- R/E Lot – Zone 520
- A/E Lot – Zone 521
- Pay Stations
- ParkMobile
Event parking not permitted for:
- R-lot or S (Lomas parking structure)
Alternative routes/parking:
- PATS enforcement officers will be on site to provide traffic and permit control on Central Campus.
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.