When N.C. State takes on Duke on Wednesday, students relying on the Red Terror transit system will find some changes in the trip. In a collaboration between Student Government and Transportation, a new drop-off point has been chosen.
Phillip Christofferson, the campus safety committee chair, said many of the details regarding Red Terror transit will be the same but there are some changes students should pay attention to.
‘The path to games is the same as football games, but the drop-off and pick-up sites after the game are different,’ he said.
Although students still get on the Red Terror at the Cates Avenue side of Talley or Witherspoon Student Center, the drop-off at the RBC Center is the new change.
Christofferson said the new drop-off location will be in between the RBC Center and Carter-Finley Stadium.
‘The new location where students will be dropped off is behind the main scoreboard,’ he said.
This will also be the location where students will be picked up after the game.
‘The drop-off and pick-up locations at the RBC Center will be the same,’ Christofferson said. ‘Students will be dropped off there and to return to campus will meet back at the same point behind the main scoreboard.’
The service will begin to run 90 minutes before the game and will run for 90 minutes after the game is over.
‘Service will be continuous, so students can leave the game early if they wish,’ he said.
This change in Red Terror transportation will be implemented for the Duke game and will continue for the UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest games.
Christofferson said there should be two buses running but that is not something he can guarantee.
‘Hopefully two buses will be running and they will be continuous, but when they arrive at specific points all depends on traffic; as we’ve worked with Transportation to develop a route, we’ve tried to make sure it will run as smoothly as possible as to avoid traffic,’ he said.
Student Government appreciates the help Transportation has contributed to the program, Christofferson said.
‘Transportation has been really helpful, and if for some reason this route doesn’t run well we can continue to talk and develop new routes for future games,’ he said. ‘We have tried to provide a service to students and have done the best we can in terms of finding the best ways to most benefit the students and help them get to games.’
