Several roads will be closed from May 26 to May 28 for the Special Olympics Iowa State Summer Games, held at Iowa State.

Beach Avenue will be closed from Lincoln Way to Wallace Road on Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to Inside Iowa State.  The roads will be barricaded, and only those with permits will be allowed access to them.

On Thursday, South 4th Street will be closed from Beach Avenue to west of the stadium and at all entrances from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However access to the stadium parking lots will still be available. The stadium parking lot will serve as the commuter lot, as all commuter parking will be in stadium parking lots S3 and S8 on Thursday and Friday. The Iowa State Center parking lots will be closed Thursday and commuter lots A3, A4, B4, B5, and B6 will be closed Friday.

Parking lot 50A, by Forker Building, will be closed to all except those with Special Olympics or handicap permits on Thursday and Friday as well. From 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., those with reserved permits for lot 50A will be asked to park free in the upper deck of the east campus parking deck or in general staff parking.

“Lot 63, which is by Maple-Willow-Larch, is used for all the people who are staying on campus. The rest of them will have to ride the commuter stuff in,” said Aaron Steffen, Parking and Transportation Enforcement Supervisor. “The rest of them, we’re asking to park in the stadium lots and ride the buses in.”

On Thursday and Friday, CyRide will move its usual stop at the commuter lot to the stadium parking lot.

Also on Friday, Lot 3 will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for aquatics being held at Beyer Hall. Only those with Special Olympics or handicap permits will be allowed to park in Lot 3. Those with reserved permits in Lot 3 will be asked to park in Lot 21 (by the Armory) without being required to pay.

No parking will available at Lied Recreational Center except to those with Special Olympics or handicap permits, as Lots 57 and 100 will be reserved for use by the Special Olympics Summer Games staff and supporters.

“It’s kind of unique with Special Olympics just because they have to use so many buildings . . . And it’s conveniently during the summer and no one’s really housed at Maple-Willow-Larch so you can use that large parking lot to fit a lot of people in,” said Steffen.

Parking in Richardson Court will also be limited to those with only Special Olympics and handicap permits. 

Construction will continue on State Gym, so Union Drive will remain closed to entry from Sheldon Avenue and Bissell Road. The University Boulevard exit westbound off of Highway 30 will also be closed.