Hot on the heels of yesterday’s essay on the Democratic National Convention gridlock, the Rocky Mountain News this morning discussed the potentially terrible traffic tie-ups due to moving Barack Obama’s Democrat National Convention speech to Invesco Field.
Barack Obama's plans for a
show-stopping acceptance speech at Invesco Field might turn into a
traffic-stopping moment for commuters and travelers on the closing night of the
Democratic National Convention.
Convention planners don't intend to
announce their strategy for street and transit closures, delays or detours
until next week. But the last-minute switch to another venue - even though less
than two-thirds of a mile away - raises logistical issues over security and
mobility.
And given that the convention's evening sessions are scheduled during the afternoon rush hour - 4 to 7 p.m. - the potential exists to hogtie crucial roadways.
Will it be worse than typical Broncos game day traffic? Likely so, since streets will be closed for security purposes. I-25 may even be shut down to move security sensitive politicians to the stadium.
It will be interesting to see what the security plans for street closures during the Democratic National Convention. In any event, it seems like that for those four days, it will be the best to steer clear of downtown Denver.
by Civil Sense
Ya, streets will be closed and it's not a Sunday.
Posted by: Allen | July 08, 2008 at 02:01 PM