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CABS winter break service begins Friday, December 19. Most CABS routes will run reduced bus service Monday - Friday, with no service overnight, on weekends and on December 24 and 25 as well as January 1. CABS will also run modified winter break service (see below) during the academic recess. Regular CABS service will resume on Sunday, January 11.
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, CABS will run break service on Wednesday, November 26 and no service Thursday, November 27 through Saturday, November 29. On Thursday, November 27, the Turkey Trot event will close multiple campus roadways. On Sunday, November 30, CABS service will resume at 7 a.m. with the Campus Connector, CABS On-Demand and paratransit service.
Safety is the university’s top priority and Facilities Operations and Development (FOD), CampusParc, Transportation and Traffic Management (TTM) and the Department of Public Safety work together to offer services during the winter months to keep you safe. As snow and ice start to collect, FOD teams are dispatched to treat campus roadways and sidewalks. They remain on campus throughout the day and night treating and plowing as needed. CampusParc crews will also be on campus treating parking lots and garages, with garage rooftops remaining open, when possible.
In observance of the Veterans Day holiday, CABS will run reduced service on Tuesday, November 11. The Campus Connector route and paratransit will operate on the weekend schedule and CABS On-Demand will provide regular service. All other routes will not run during this time.
Routes in Service on November 11:
The Columbus Marathon will occur on Sunday, October 19. Several campus streets, including sections of Carmack Road, Kenny Road, Woody Hayes Drive, Woodruff Avenue, College Road, 19th Avenue, Neil Avenue, Annie and John Glenn Avenue and 12th Avenue will be closed intermittently from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vehicular traffic will be delayed entering / exiting areas within the event route. Access to the Carmack Lots on west campus will be available via Kinnear Road and Lane Avenue.
On October 16 and 17, CABS Autumn Break Service will run as follows:
During home football Saturdays, motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, allow additional travel time and follow the directions of traffic control officers in this area. CABS routes (including paratransit and on-demand service) are suspended six hours before kickoff until two hours after the end of the game.
The Homecoming Parade will occur on Friday, October 3. From approximately 5:15 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., sections of Woody Hayes Drive, Woodruff Avenue, College Road, 11th Avenue, 12th Avenue, Annie and John Glenn Avenue, 18th Avenue and 19th Avenue will be closed.
In observance of the Labor Day holiday, CABS will run reduced service on Monday, September 1. The Campus Connector route and paratransit will operate on the weekend schedule and CABS On-Demand will provide regular service. All other routes will not run during this time.
Routes in Service on September 1:
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, there will be no CABS service on Friday, July 4. As part of the CABS summer schedule, there is no service on Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6. Regular CABS service resumes on Monday, July 7.
Please note: Normal service for the Wexner Medical Center Shuttle (for visitors and patients) will end at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, July 3 and will run from 6 a .m. - 6 p.m. on Friday, July 4. Regular Wexner Medical Center Shuttle service resumes at 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 5.