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'Significant traffic delays' expected near Commonwealth Stadium for Morgan Wallen

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If your weekend travel plans take you anywhere near Commonwealth Stadium this weekend, you may want to consider taking another route.

Edmonton Police Service is advising drivers to avoid the area on Friday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 13, with traffic expected to be impacted between 3:30 p.m. and midnight for the Morgan Wallen concerts.

In addition to heavy delays along 112th Avenue, Stadium Road will be closed between 92nd Street and 112th Avenue during those hours.

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The highly anticipated double-header event is expected to draw a huge audience. Wallen is performing at Commonwealth on his I’m the Problem tour, joined by Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert on Friday, and by Ella Langley and Brooks & Dunn on Saturday.

If you’re heading to the concert, you may want to consider parking the car elsewhere and hopping on a train. The City of Edmonton says in a bid to make it easier for riders to take transit to the concert, Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) will allow riders to simply show their valid concert ticket as proof of payment when boarding any ETS bus or LRT.

This ticket will be accepted as a valid fare up to 90 minutes before the concert start time and 90 minutes after the concert ends. There is no need to tap on or off the Arc validators when using your concert ticket as fare.

“Please ensure you retain your ticket in case you are asked to show proof of fare during your trip,” the City added.

Park & Ride is available at the following locations:

Eaux Claires Lot (97th Street and 157th Avenue)
Lewis Farms (1021 Webber Greens Dr.) – Arrive early, as this location has limited parking spots due to Valley Line West LRT construction.
NAIT Lots A/B and D (109th Street and 118th Avenue) – parking is $6 at these lots.
Nakî Transit Centre (15520 Campbell Rd.)

ETS will also run a shuttle from Churchill Station (100th Street and 102nd Avenue northbound) to Stadium to transport people to and from the event.

These sites are accessible by regular ETS bus service to help concert-attendees easily access the Park & Ride service.

Buses will start running at 4 p.m. and run approximately every five minutes until the concert starts. After the concert ends, Park & Ride buses leave from Commonwealth Stadium until it is clear.

Are you seeing Morgan Wallen this Friday or Saturday for one of the most highly anticipated concert series in Edmonton this month? Let us know in the comments.

With files from Laine Mitchell.