Access to and along the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path between the Porter Boathouse and the boat launch off of Parking Lot 60 will be restricted from 5am to 4pm on Wednesday May 26 due to an emergency response exercise (see the email from UWPD below). Bicyclists and Pedestrians should use Observatory Drive and Marsh Dr as an alternate route through the area.
Access along the Lakeshore Path just north of Parking Lot 34 and west of Liz Waters will also be restricted for part of the day, Wednesday May 26. Anticipate the possibility of delay, or use an alternative to the Lakeshore Path between Park St. and Babcock Dr. (such as University Ave). There will also be lots of teams launching boats at the same time, as the Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships are being hosted by Hoofers May 25-June 3, so expect a lot of congestion in the area of the boat launch. --------------------------------------------------------- Campus exercise to test emergency response May 26 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be conducting an emergency response exercise from 5 a.m.- 4 p.m on Wednesday, May 26. The full-scale exercise will be held in and around Bradley Residence Hall (1900 Willow Drive) and UW Area Lot #34 (1480 Tripp Circle) and will involve emergency personnel and vehicles from UW Police (UWPD) and other local emergency response agencies. This drill will involve a high degree of realism, including actors posing as "victims" who may appear to be injured. There is also the potential that members of the community traveling in the area will see police officers with weapons drawn. The exercise is designed to improve the university's response to a real emergency or disaster situation, according to Lt. Michael Newton of UWPD, who asks that people continue to go about their daily business and not be alarmed. UWPD will have signs posted explaining that the activity is only an exercise and officers and volunteers positioned around the area will be answering questions. At times during the exercise, officers will limit movement into the area but will try not to cause inconvenience for anyone living or working nearby. If you have questions, call UWPD at (608) 264-COPS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Chuck Strawser University of Wisconsin-Madison Transportation Services UW Commuter Solutions Pedestrian/Bicycle Coordinator 124 WARF bldg 610 Walnut Street Madison WI 53726 www.wisc.edu/trans
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