Why is there going to be heavy traffic around FedEx Field and nearby addresses?
You may or may not have been aware, but Sir Paul McCartney played at FedEx Field in Landover, MD Saturday Night. I went to see the show, and while the music was great, pretty much everything else was a train wreck. I drove the pink mustang out to the show because I was at the Mustang Mania V car show in Columbia, MD earlier in the day. I got to the stadium 2.5 hours before the show, and it’s a good thing I did! The show started about 1 1/2 hours late due to traffic being completely abysmal, supposedly people were stuck for as long as 2 hours trying to get in to the stadium! It was fortunate that we had avoided getting there at the last minute, because I’m not sure the car would have been too happy with a 2 hour traffic jam to get into the show. Once I was inside I found that the water stopped running in the bathrooms due to a blocked up pipe, supposedly they had it fixed 25 minutes before the start of the show, but the show started at 9pm, and I found the water had stopped at 7:25, so
Expect Heavy Traffic Around FedEx Field Today The soccer game between D.C. United and Real Madrid is scheduled to start at 3 p.m., and that’s likely to crowd the Capital Beltway, Central Avenue, Arena Drive and Landover Road in Landover. Plan to get there early, and bring some water. It’s going to be very hot and humid. The Arena Drive/Capital Beltway interchange, which has been closed for construction, will open temporarily at 11 a.m. to handle traffic to and from the game. The Landover Road and Central Avenue interchanges are the other main highway access points, but of the two, the Maryland State Highway Administration recommends the Central Avenue connection to minimize delays. Sources: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2009/08/expect_heavy_traffic_around_fe.html?
