Due to upcoming winter holidays, there will be reduced Metro Transit bus service, including campus bus routes. To accommodate these changes, Transportation Services will waive some on-campus parking restrictions on certain days.
Holidays: December 24-25 and 31; January 1 and 19
UW parking permits will not be required on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- However, please note that restricted parking areas are always enforced, including reserved (signed) stalls, access aisles, fire lanes and no-parking zones.
Park and Ride Lot 202 will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1, and permit holders will receive an email about on-campus parking options during this period.
Fridays: December 26 and January 2
Gated parking facilities (garages and ramps) will be under normal weekday operation with permit or payment required. Permit holders assigned to gated facilities will be able to enter and exit as usual. Flex Gated permit holders will be charged if they park in their assigned lot. Visitors must pull a ticket and pay upon exit.
Surface lots: UW parking permits will not be required to park in most surface lots. Parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in permit (unsigned) parking stalls. If no stalls are open, please proceed to another lot.
Exceptions to the waived surface lot rules on December 26 and January 2:
- Lots 11, 74 and 82 will require lot-specific permits.
- UW Disabled stalls will require either a UW Accessible permit or State DOT Disabled permit/plate.
Throughout UW winter break: December 19-January 19
- Campus routes 80, 81, 82 and 84 and city buses will operate reduced or modified schedules. Please refer to Madison Metro Transit for schedules.
- The UW accessible circulator shuttle will not operate throughout winter recess.
- SAFEwalk will not be available Dec. 19, 2025 through Jan. 11, 2026.
Questions? Please contact UW Transportation Services customer service at customerservice@fpm.wisc.edu or call (608) 263-6667. Customer service offices may be closed or have special hours during the holidays: check this page for details.