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Downtown Chattanooga roads closing this week for UTC move-in

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga / Operation Move In at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will take place Wednesday and Thursday, and multiple surrounding downtown roads will be closed.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga / Operation Move In at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will take place Wednesday and Thursday, and multiple surrounding downtown roads will be closed. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga / Operation Move In at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will take place Wednesday and Thursday, and multiple surrounding downtown roads will be closed.

Several roads and some parking spaces will be closed in the downtown area as thousands of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students move into their dorms Wednesday and Thursday.

The closures will support the flow of traffic and help keep students and families safe, according to a university press release.

The first day of the fall semester for the campus is Monday.

ROAD CLOSURES

5 p.m. Tuesday through 3 p.m. Thursday

— Eighth Street between Douglas and University streets

— Vine Street between Douglas and Houston streets

6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday

— O’Neal Street between Third and Fifth streets (closure begins after the entrance to Erlanger Family Practice)

— Fifth Street between Central Avenue and O’Neal Street (closure begins after the entrance to Erlanger Family Practice)

— O’Neal Street between McCallie Avenue and Fifth Street (traffic will be able to enter/exit at McCallie Avenue)

PARKING RESTRICTIONS

5 p.m. Tuesday through 3 p.m. Thursday

— Eighth Street between University and Palmetto streets

— McCallie Avenue between Campus Drive and University Greenway

— Compiled by Mason Edwards