Thursday, December 10, 2009
Christmas Jam Road/Transit Info
Posted by
Gordon Smith
at
5:00 PM
Street closures associated with Warren Haynes Christmas Jam
ASHEVILLE – The following streets will be closed from 5-9 p.m. Dec. 12 for the Warren Haynes Chris tmas Jam at the Asheville Civic Center :
* Flint Street from Haywood Street to Cherry Street
* Hiawassee Street from Rankin Avenue to Flint Street .
Traffic congestions and delays are likely during the late afternoon and evening. Concert goers are encouraged to carpool to the event and arrive early.
Asheville Transit will re-route the following routes to accommodate the street closures:
Route 11 – Montford/Klondyke/Hillcrest – 5-7 p.m., service will operate to/from the Transit Center & Montford Ave. via Patton Ave. to Haywood St. and to Montford Ave. There will be no service on Flint St. , Cherry St. and the portion of Haywood St. from Montford Ave to Prichard Park . This applies for all inbound and outbound trips.
Route 18 – Erskine Street/Flint Street – 5- 7 p.m., service will operate to/from UNC Asheville & downtown via North Lexington Ave. There will be no service on Haywood St. , Flint St. , Magnolia Ave. or West Chestnut St . This route will be used on all inbound and outbound trips.
Route 15 – Patton Ave. /Deaverview – 5- 7 p.m., service will operate to/from the Transit Center via Patton Ave. There will be no service on Haywood St. or Montford Ave. This route will be used on all inbound and outbound trips.
Route 51 – Montford/Hillcrest – 7:30- 9 p.m., service will operate to/from the Transit Center & Montford Ave. via Patton Ave. to Haywood St. and to Montford Ave. There will be no service on Flint St. , Cherry St. and the portion of Haywood St. from Montford Ave to Prichard Park . This route will be used on all inbound and outbound trips.
Parking will be available in the three city parking decks, the county parking deck or in privately owned pay-lots, all of which are within 10 minutes walking distance of the Asheville Civic Center. Concert goers should obey all no parking signs as some privately owned lots enforce 24-hour towing. Backpacks are not allowed. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The show starts at 9 p.m.
For more information regarding bus routes, visit www.ashevilletransit.com, call 253-5691 or email iride@ashevillenc.gov. For information about the Asheville Civic Center , visit http://www.ashevillenc.gov/departments/civic_center/.
Labels:
Asheville Transit,
christmas jam
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment