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                Auburn University - University Relations
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8/25/95                              Bob Lowry (lowrygr@mail.auburn.edu)

AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME DAY TRAFFIC PLANS FOR 1995

      AUBURN -- Fans driving to Auburn University for the Tigers' 1995 
Saturday home football games will find some streets closed or converted 
to one-way traffic for easier game day traffic flow, pedestrian safety 
and stadium security. 
      The street closings will also eliminate traffic congestion around 
Auburn's baseball stadium, Plainsman Park, which is undergoing a facelift 
and expansion for the 1996 season.
      Football traffic headed to Auburn via Interstate 85 north should 
use Exit 42 and enter the city on Wire Road to ease congestion at the 
intersection of U.S. 29 (College Street) and I-85.
      The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on game days:
      ** Donahue Drive between Thach Avenue and Biggio Drive.
      ** Duncan Drive between Roosevelt Drive and Thach Ave.
      ** Roosevelt Drive between Coliseum Drive and Duncan Drive.
      The following streets will be one-way after games:
      ** Donahue Drive from Thach will be one-way north to Bragg  Avenue.
      ** Thach and Samford avenues from Donahue Drive will be one-way 
east to        Dean Road. A segment of Thach in the middle of campus 
which is normally closed will be open on game days to expedite traffic flow.
      ** Roosevelt Drive from Duncan will be one-way east to College Street.
      ** Hemlock Drive will be one-way south between Thach and Samford.
      Those driving recreational vehicles may park in the area across 
from Wilbur Hutsell Track on Samford Avenue at any time at no charge. RVs 
may park in the east parking lot of Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum after 3 
p.m. on Fridays.
      Buses will be routed to Max Morris Drill field from the 
intersection of Samford Avenue and Donahue Drive. Buses will be allowed 
no farther north on Donahue Drive than Samford Avenue.
      Fans with a disability who need special accommodations should 
park in the lot adjacent to the Nichols Center, one block northwest of 
the stadium. University representatives will be there to assist these 
fans. There are also handicapped parking spaces at various sites around 
the stadium.
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