Traffic Alert: Wash U's Graduation May Cause Delays

would like to alert Patch readers that traffic around the university will be very heavy the morning of Friday, May 18, due to the university’s annual commencement ceremony.

Some 15,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Traffic backups should be anticipated on streets near the university, especially Forsyth, Big Bend, Forest Park Parkway and Skinker.

Drivers who normally take those routes to work may want to consider an alternative on Friday morning or take Metro.

For more information about commencement, click here.