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Between two and eight inches of additional snow was forecast for University Park overnight and before today’s 3:30 p.m. kickoff in Beaver Stadium. Penn State is asking football patrons coming to the homecoming game against Minnesota to be patient and understanding, as the potentially hazardous conditions in the area have taken roughly 20,000 parking spaces offline for the game.

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The grass parking lots around Beaver Stadium were covered in snow on Friday in State College.

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Football fans are being urged to carpool, and those who can walk to the stadium - particularly students - should do so.

University officials are working to identify alternative parking areas. All grass lots will be closed. The overnight RV parking lot is open. However, once that lot fills, those bringing RVs to the game might be redirected to other locations for parking. The following procedures will be in place in paved and gravel lots:

• Pink numbered, reserved lots, preferred lots (orange, blue and brown) and all general yellow parking will be redirected to space-available lots either on campus, or in designated lots in the community.

• Parking in numbered, reserved lots (green, red and purple) will be on a first-come, first-served basis for permit-holders in those lots. Parking will be restricted to one space per vehicle until 11 a.m. or until the lots are filled. If the lots are not filled by 11 a.m., they will be opened to the general public, with the restriction of one space per vehicle remaining in place.

• All ADA parking (spots available to the disabled) will be located in the East Parking Deck on Bigler Road. This parking deck will be open only to those with ADA parking permits, and it will be serviced by the ADA shuttle.

Patrons with passes for the lots listed above who arrive after these lots are filled, or after 11 a.m., will be redirected to another lot. Lots available for parking will open at 8 a.m.

At least 50 additional buses will provide shuttle service from off-campus lots throughout the State College area. Buses will run on a continual basis beginning at 10:30 a.m. and running until 10:30 p.m. Several additional buses will be held in reserve to augment the above routes as necessary.

These remote parking locations include:

FROM EAST SIDE: Benner Pike WalMart; Sam’s Club; Innovation Park, Centre Medical Sciences, former Corning Plant on E. College Ave; Big Lots Plaza; Boalsburg Military Museum, Hills Plaza, Mount Nittany Middle School, Innovation Park.

FROM WEST SIDE: Target; Lowe’s; Home Depot; Raytheon, CATO Park (Penn State lots), ChemCut.

Shuttle routes are detailed below. All shuttles being added from remote off-campus lots will be provided to fans at no charge. Note, however, that existing commercial shuttle service provided each week by CATA and Fullington might carry their normal game day shuttle charge, as outlined on Game Day Central on www.GoPSUsports.com (see below for more information on CATA and Fullington shuttle service).

All fans taking a shuttle from remote parking areas will board return buses at the same location as being dropped off. There will be four different drop-off points in close proximity to Beaver Stadium.

For questions about parking, call 1-800-NITTANY.

Game-day Snow Emergency Parking Shuttle Routes

Route 1 (14 & 15): Innovation Park and Centre Medical Sciences, seven buses.

A circuit from the intersection at Park Avenue and Porter Road, east on Park Avenue to Centre Medical Sciences, through the Centre Medical Sciences lot back to Park Avenue, to Innovation Park, to Lot 16, to temp road, to Porter Road, to the Park Avenue-Porter Road intersection for discharge of passengers.

Route 2 (16 & 11): Mount Nittany Middle School and Boalsburg Military Museum, six buses.

A circuit from the Boalsburg Military Museum to the Mount Nittany Middle School, to Atherton Street, to University Drive, to the University Drive intersection for discharge of passengers and returning by the same route to the Military Museum.

Route 3 (3, 9, & 13): Chem Cut, Ratheon and Penn State lots at CATO Park, three buses.

A circuit from Chem Cut to Ratheon on Science Park Road, to Route 26 (College Avenue), to Whitehall Road, to University Drive, to the discharge point at the intersection of University Drive and Curtin Road and returning by the same route to Chem Cut.

Route 4 (12): State College Area High School, North and South Buildings, three buses.

A circuit from the South Building to Westerly Parkway, to University Drive, to the University Drive and Curtin Road intersection for discharge of passengers and a return by the same route to the South Building.

Route 5 (1,2,7,8): Corning Plant, Big Lots Plaza, Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club, six buses.

A circuit from the Corning Plant to Big Lots Plaza, to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club along College Avenue, to University Drive, to the University Drive and Curtin Road intersection for discharge of passengers. Return to Corning along the same route.

Route 6 (4, 5, & 6): Lowe’s, Home Depot, Fairfield Inn, Target, Williamsburg Square, Toftrees, five buses.

A circuit from Lowe’s to Home Depot, to Fairfield Inn, to Target, to Williamsburg Square, and then through Toftrees to Fox Hollow Road, to the Porter Road-Park Avenue intersection for discharge of passengers and back to Lowe’s.

Route 7 (17): Penn State Lot Red A, six buses.

From the University parking lots west of Atherton Street on White Course Drive to Curtin Road, to the Curtin Road-University Drive intersection for the discharge of passengers. The return route is from that point south on University Drive to Hastings Road, to Bigler Road, to Pollock Road, to Burrowes Road, to Curtin Road, to White Course Drive, to Red A parking lots.