High School Graduations at Siegel Center Will Bring Additional Traffic

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Automobile traffic will be heavier than normal at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus between June 7 and June 18 as area high schools hold graduation ceremonies at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

VCU Police, VCU Parking and Transportation and the City of Richmond Police Department have established a regional traffic plan and added staffing to minimize delays.

"Before and after these graduation ceremonies, we anticipate a great deal of traffic in the vicinity of the Siegel Center," said VCU Police Capt. Mike O'Berry. "Use alternate routes if possible. And if you are attending a graduation ceremony, leave early to allow extra time for traffic and parking. We ask drivers to be courteous and patient."

Broad Street between Belvidere and Lombardy streets will be closed to traffic periodically at the conclusion of some weekday graduations.The brief closures may affect GRTC Transit System bus schedules but will not affect emergency vehicles.

Attendees will park primarily in the West Broad Street Parking Deck at 1111 W. Broad St. and at the Bowe Street Parking Deck at 601 Bowe St.

More than 20 public high schools from Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and New Kent counties, a private school and a technical school will hold graduation ceremonies at the Siegel Center, which is located at 1200 W. Broad St.

Attendance at most of the ceremonies is expected to range from 2,500 to more than 6,000. Those planning to attend ceremonies are advised to arrive early and plan for the delays.

Tuesday, June 7

  • 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., St. Gertrude High School

Wednesday, June 8

  • 10 a.m. – noon, Thomas Dale High School
  • 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Clover Hill High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Monacan High School

Thursday, June 9

  • 10 a.m. – noon, Manchester High School
  • 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Cosby High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Matoaca High School

Friday, June 10

  • 10 a.m. – noon, Meadowbrook High School
  • 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., L.C. Bird High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Midlothian High School

Saturday, June 11

  • 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., New Kent High School
  • 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., James River High School
  • 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.,  Community High School

Tuesday, June 14

  • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., J.R. Tucker High School
  • 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Hermitage High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Deep Run High School

Wednesday, June 15

  • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Henrico High School
  • 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Freeman High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Godwin High School

Thursday, June 16

  • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Highland Springs High School
  • 3 p.m. –  5 p.m., Varina High School

Friday, June 17

  • 5:30 p.m. –  7:30 p.m., ECPI

Saturday, June 18

  • 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Patrick High School
  • Noon – 2 p.m., Atlee High School
  • 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Lee Davis High School
  • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Hanover High School