We’d like to extend our congratulations to the thousands of University of Maryland students graduating this year!

The University of Maryland’s commencement ceremonies begin at 9:00 am on Monday, May 22nd and end at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, May 24th. The Main Commencement Ceremony that all graduates and their families are invited to attend will be held at SECU Stadium from 7 pm to 9 pm on Monday, May 22nd and will culminate with fireworks. Plan to see lots of traffic and happy people. For more information, please visit UMD’s commencement website.

In related news, we have been informed that the hours next week for MDOT SHA  US 1 College Park Improvement Project road resurfacing work on US 1 (Baltimore Avenue) between Lakeland Road and Berwyn Road will be changed.

Due to Commencement ceremonies, crews will shift to night hours next week. On Monday, May 22nd, crews will work from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am. From Tuesday, May 23 through Friday, May 26th, crews will work from 9:00 pm to 7:00 am. All traffic will be shifted to the east side of US 1 with one lane for northbound traffic and one lane for southbound traffic.