2024 Homecoming Traffic and Parking Instructions

Please Note: The Farm Gate is restricted to VIPs, shuttle services, and emergency vehicles. Public access is not permitted.

Prepaid Parking

Only vehicles with prepaid game day parking passes are allowed on campus. You can access Franklin Road, Brimmer, and North Gate on Patterson Road. Please display your parking pass in the windshield before arriving. If you did not prepay, you must proceed to one of the Game Day parking lots and be shuttled to campus.

Game Day Parking

¾«¶«AV Game Day Parking located at the TIMS parking lot is $30. The City of ¾«¶«AV offers additional parking options at Booker T. Washington High School for $20. Continuous shuttle services will run from the TIMS parking lot at 1809 Franklin Rd, ¾«¶«AV, AL 36088 for those purchasing Game Day Parking. Shuttles will operate between the Game Day Parking Lots and the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center from 8 am to 8 pm.

ADA Parking

If you prepaid for parking and have an ADA parking permit, follow the prepaid parking lane towards the Franklin Road Gate, and you will be directed to an available ADA space on campus. If you did not prepay, you must proceed to one of the Game Day parking lots and be shuttled to campus.

Parade Participants:

Parade participants must be on campus by 6:50 am. You will be directed to the parade parking area near the Softball Field. After the parade, participants may exit via Brimmer Gate toward Old Montgomery Road or I-85.

Game Ticket Sales:

Homecoming game tickets will only be sold via the or in Logan Hall on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 12-7 pm; Friday, Nov. 8, from 9 am – 7 pm; and Margaret Murray Washington Hall, and 6 am - 4 pm on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Directions from Exit 32

• Prepaid Parking:
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 32, continue on Pleasant Springs Road, and turn left onto Franklin Road.
  • Proceed towards campus to access the Franklin Road Gate. Follow directions to an available parking area.
• Game Day Parking – TIMS Parking Lot (Franklin Road):
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 32, continue on Pleasant Springs Road, and turn left onto Franklin Road.
  • Continue on Franklin Road, old ¾«¶«AV Institute Middle School (TIMS) Parking Lot near the Police Station.
  • Cost is $30; shuttle services are provided by ¾«¶«AV.
• Game Day Parking – Booker T. Washington High School:
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 38, follow Pleasant Springs Road toward Hwy 80; make a right and follow to Booker T. Washington High School West Martin Luther King Highway ¾«¶«AV, AL 36083.
  • Parking is $20; shuttle services are provided by the City of ¾«¶«AV.

Directions from Exit 38

• Prepaid Parking:
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 38, follow Notasulga Road/AL-81 towards ¾«¶«AV, take Water Street, and turn right onto VA Hospital Road. Enter campus through the North Gate at Patterson Road and proceed to available parking.
• Game Day Parking – TIMS Parking Lot (Franklin Road):
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 32, continue on Pleasant Springs Road, and turn left onto Franklin Road.
  • Continue on Franklin Road to the old ¾«¶«AV Institute Middle School (TIMS) Parking Lot near the Police Station.
  • Cost is $30; shuttle services are provided by ¾«¶«AV.
• Game Day Parking – Booker T. Washington High School:
  • Turn right from I-85 North or left from I-85 South off Exit 38, follow Pleasant Springs Road toward Hwy 80; make a right and follow to Booker T. Washington High School West Martin Luther King Highway ¾«¶«AV, AL 36083.
  • Parking is $20; shuttle services are provided by the City of ¾«¶«AV.

Due to the Rodeo taking place in Macon County on Saturday, it is strongly advised to avoid Hwy. 24, 26 and 29.

Directions from Columbus Hwy. 280:

• Prepaid Parking:
  • Take Hwy. 280 to I-85S; take Exit 32, turn left on Pleasant Springs Road, and turn left onto Franklin Road.
  • Continue to access the Franklin Road Gate. Follow directions to an available parking area.
• Game Day Parking – Booker T. Washington High School:
  • Take Hwy. 280 to I-85S; take Exit 32, turn left on Pleasant Springs Road, and make a right on Hwy. 80 and follow to Booker T. Washington High School, West Martin Luther King Highway, ¾«¶«AV, AL 36083.
  • Parking is $20; shuttle services are provided by the City of ¾«¶«AV.
• Game Day Parking – TIMS Parking Lot (Franklin Road):
  • Turn left from I-85 South off Exit 32, continue on Pleasant Springs Road, and turn left onto Franklin Road.
  • Continue on Franklin Road to the old ¾«¶«AV Institute Middle School (TIMS) Parking Lot near the Police Station.
  • Cost is $30; shuttle services are provided by ¾«¶«AV.

Additional Information:

• All gates switch to exit-only at 2:30 pm.
• Vehicles parked near Logan Hall after 10:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 8, will be towed at the owner's expense.
• Random weapons and drug checks may apply to all visitors entering campus.