With the presidential debate one week away, students can expect heavy security measures to begin taking place on campus this week, including the construction of various fences, road closures and limited mobility around campus according to Director of Campus Safety Don Enloe.

The construction of fences on the north side of campus near the Ritchie Center, where the debate will be held, has already begun and is scheduled to continue throughout the week and into next weekend.

According to Enloe, fences will be placed at various locations throughout campus, most notably around the academic commons area, Carnegie Green and around the Ritchie Center.

He said students could also expect to see fences placed from Mary Reed to the north of Buchtel Boulevard. Fences are also expected to be constructed along Asbury Avenue, as well as from the east side of Centennial Halls.

However, the placement of these fences is not expected to greatly disrupt the daily routine of students for the time being.

“Fences will be going up the next few days and towards the end of the week, but they will not actually be closed off until right before the debate, so students can still get through,” said Enloe. “It should not be that much of a disruption.”

He said students could start expecting the fences to become closed off next Monday.

Students can also expect closure of the Ritchie Center from Saturday Sept. 29 through Oct. 4, the day after the debate. At that time the Coors Fitness Center and all Ritchie Center facilities will be inaccessible, according to an informational release from the university.

In addition to the fences and Ritchie Center, the university will also begin road closures throughout this week.

A news release from the university said it was expected that Asbury Avenue and Buchtel Boulevard will be closed the day of the debate, and likely on the day before as well. However, according to security personnel, road closures are flexible and plans may continue to change up until the debate, meaning there are likely to be more streets closures than those already announced.

On the day of the debate, Enloe said students can expect to find very limited mobility around campus, as the university will essentially be shut down throughout the day. Only “critical” employees will be on campus, and all buildings except for the residential halls will be closed for use.

According to security personnel, there will be a detailed credentialing system put in place to determine where people can go, and there will be many spots around the university students cannot access without proper credentials. Enloe said it is not a requirement for students to carry around their ID cards as of now, but that he would suggest it.

“Leading up to the debate it’s always a good idea to have your ID with you, so it would help if everyone had it with them,” he said.

Although the university will be closed, the residential halls will function as normal, providing regular meals and other services to students without interruption.

Parking is another matter which Enloe said will be complicated to address. Some students will be allowed to continue parking in their normal lots.

However, others will be sent emails requiring them to pick up permits and temporarily move their cars to another lot for the duration of the debate.

On the day of the debate, parking will be provided for all personnel attending the event, with priority given to debate, security and media personnel. However, there will not be any parking provided for those attending the DebateFest event, which is expected to attract up to 5,000 people.

“People coming to the DebateFest would be best served to use RTD, or to ride a bike, any kind of alternative transportation,” said Enloe.

The “F” Parking lot of the University will be reserved for bike parking and buses will be running through the University and Evans stations.

It is yet to be determined if the light rail will be running to the University stop, or if buses will be used to take people from alternative stops to the event.

Students can stay on top of last minute announcements concerning road closures, RTD closures and ID requirements by visitng debate2012.du.edu.