Mount Olympus Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic for three and a half hours on Wednesday in the aftermath of a car crashing into the stairs on the mount.

The road, which provides access to Day and Flint Halls, as well as Graham Dining Center, will be closed from 1:30–5 p.m. on Wednesday while a crane is moved into place. The crane will be brought in and the damaged sections of the Mount Olympus stairway will be removed and taken away, according to an email sent to Mount Olympus residents by Assistant Residence Director Robert Terreri.

While the crane is moved into place, no traffic will be permitted to enter or leave the Mount, according to the email.

The closure comes following a car accident early Monday morning in which a vehicle driven by an SU student crashed into the top of the Mount Olympus stairwell and drove through four telephone poles, went down the steps and flung a newspaper dispenser about 25 feet.

The Mount Olympus stairwell will re-open by mid-morning Friday, a construction worker repairing the steps said Tuesday.

-Staff Writer Sam Fortier and Asst. Feature Editor Jacob Gedetsis contributed reporting to this article.