Downtown Street Closures For Tonight’s Vikings/Bears Game

By Erica M
December 17th, 2007 @ 12:59 PM Driving, News, Sports

Starting at 5:30pm, until approximately 11pm.

The streets affected will be Fifth Street from 11th Avenue to Park Avenue, Chicago Avenue between Third and Sixth Streets, Fourth Street from Park Avenue to Interstate 35W, and Norm McGrew Place between Third and Fourth Streets.

I don’t know if this will have much effect on downtown traffic during rush hour. I’m less worried about that than about the reasoning that this is a security measure. How is this different from a Sunday afternoon game? Is it the timing? The opponent?

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3 Comments so far

  1. Erica M (unregistered) December 17th, 2007 2:37 pm

    Okay, I was told that it’s normal to block the streets off for Vikings games. I still don’t get the rationale behind the security aspect, though.

  2. Jason (unregistered) December 17th, 2007 2:55 pm

    It’s an NFL requirement– because the streets come so close to the Dome. The broader aspect of the closure is so people have a spot to re-route, I believe.

  3. Erica M (unregistered) December 17th, 2007 3:01 pm

    An NFL requirement? That makes even less sense than it being some governmental body’s requirement.


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