Comstock Avenue Detour to Be Put in Place Over Winter Break
Campus Facilities, Administration & Services
MONDAY DEC. 22, 2025
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
The work on the Waverly Avenue residence hall and dining center and Comstock Avenue residence hall projects is progressing well. We will soon reach the point in the project where the block of Comstock Avenue between the two sites will need to close while construction continues. While we don’t have an exact date for the start of the closure, we want to send this notification now, as we anticipate it will begin prior to the start of the Spring 2026 semester.
Vehicular and pedestrian detours will be in place throughout the duration of the closure. Comstock Avenue will close to vehicles and pedestrians for one block, from Waverly Avenue to Marshall Street. Traffic detour signs will be in place, directing northbound Comstock traffic to turn onto Waverly Avenue, then to Ostrom Avenue to Marshall Street to return to Comstock Avenue immediately north of the construction area.
Parking will be restricted along Marshall Street from Ostrom Avenue to Comstock Avenue to accommodate emergency vehicle traffic. The sidewalk along the south side of Marshall Street (nearest the construction) will be closed to pedestrians. Signs will direct pedestrians to travel along the north (Haven Hall) side of Marshall Street to and from Walnut Avenue to travel to and from campus.
If you have any construction-related questions, comments or suggestions, please email cpdc@syr.edu. For parking concerns, call Parking and Transportation Services at 315.443.4652.
Thank you,
Pete Sala
Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer