Road Closures and Parking Restrictions
This page is aimed at helping keep the UChicago community and visitors informed of events, construction, and other activities that may affect traffic and parking in the campus area. We will update this page as new information becomes available.
Parking restrictions on Midway Plaisance June 13 - June 19
Tree pruning is scheduled on east and westbound Midway Plaisance from June 13 — June 19. The work will require parking restrictions on both sides of the Midway from Ellis Avenue to Dorchester Avenue.
Traffic will be maintained.
Updated on June 10.
Convocation-Related Parking Restrictions and Street Closures
The University of Chicago will be holding its 539th Convocation on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Convocation will take place on the Main Quadrangle at the Univeristy of Chicago's campus with the gates opening at 7 a.m.
Due to activities related to Convocation, there will be limited parking and/or street closures in the area around the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus beginning Wednesday, May 28, 2025, until Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Street Closures
Saturday, May 31, 2025 — Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- University Avenue closed from 57th Street to 59th Street
Thursday, June 5, 2025 — Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Ellis Avenue closed from 57th Street to 59th Street
Saturday, June 7, 2025
- North Midway Plaisance closed from Ellis Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
- 59th Street closed from Ellis Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
- 56th Street closed from Maryland Avenue to Ellis Avenue
- Drexel Avenue closed from 57th Street to 56th Street
Parking Restrictions
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 — Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Both sides of University Avenue from 57th Street to 59th Street
- Both sides of 57th Street from Ellis Avenue to University Avenue
- Both sides of 56th Street from Cottage Grove Avenue to Ellis Avenue
- West side of Ellis Avenue from 56th Street (100 feet)
- 1100 North Midway Plaisance
- 59th Street from Woodlawn Avenue to Kimbark Avenue
- From 1231 to 1337 on 60th Street
- From 5828 to 5856 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Thursday, June 5, 2025 — Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Both sides of Ellis Avenue from 57th Street to 59th Street
Friday, June 6, 2025 — Saturday, June 7, 2025
- 59th Street from Ellis Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
- Both sides of Drexel Avenue between 57th Street and 56th Street
Saturday, June 7, 2025
- North side of North Midway Plaisance from Ellis Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
More details can be found on our convocation website and our News & Alerts page.
Updated on May 19.