Los Angeles officials prepare to hold three sporting events Friday night as fans are expected to clog the 110 Freeway to cheer on their teams as they head to Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Crypto.com Arena is in progress.
“As everyone already knows, traffic congestion on a typical Friday afternoon can be extremely challenging,” said Laura Rubio-Cornejo, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
Although authorities are not calling this the next Carmageddon, Rubio Cornejo said he expects traffic across the city and in the region to be worse than normal.
Still, this isn’t your typical Friday night for sports enthusiasts.
The event begins at 2 p.m., when the Coliseum opens its gates to tailgating guests in advance of the USC vs. Rutgers college football game.
Friday will be a historic night for Major League Baseball as the Dodgers and Yankees meet in Game 1 of the World Series. The 5 p.m. event is already fully booked.
In their second game of the season, the Lakers will take on the Phoenix Suns at 7 p.m., featuring the Lakers father-son duo of LeBron James and Bronny James.
In anticipation of these events, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday alerted the city’s Emergency Operations Center to a “Level 3” status to coordinate city personnel to assist with traffic management beginning Friday and into the weekend. He announced that he had been instructed to take action. That means putting more Los Angeles Police Department officers and emergency medical workers on the streets.
LADOT will deploy more than 100 traffic officers at major intersections to direct traffic. Over the next few days, staff at the Automated Transportation System Coordination Center will be able to understand traffic patterns across the system and “adjust signal timing to respond to situations in real time and reduce overall congestion,” Rubio-Cornejo said. .
“But even with these preparations, those who choose to drive will likely encounter significant traffic congestion,” she says.
To avoid road congestion and associated parking fees, choose other modes of transportation such as train, bus, bicycle, or walking.
Take the subway to the Coliseum
If you’re looking to catch a USC game, the Los Angeles Metro E Line has two stops along Exposition Boulevard, arriving just outside the LA Memorial Coliseum.
The Coliseum is approximately a 13-minute walk from the first stop, Expo/Vermont Station.
The second stop is Expo Park/USC, which is even closer to the Coliseum, about a 4-minute walk.
Coliseum officials encourage passengers to purchase their $3.50 round-trip fare at the beginning of their trip to avoid waiting in ticket lines at the end of the event.
The last train from Expo Park departs east to East Los Angeles at 11:50 p.m. and west to Santa Monica at 12:10 p.m. You can board by exiting from Gates 19 or 23 on the north side of the Coliseum.
No matter which Metro line you choose to take to see the Lakers, take the A Line to the Pico Boulevard stop, cross West 12th Street onto South Figlore Street, and are less than a 2-minute walk away. Arena.
Ride the Metrobus to Dodger Stadium
Dodgers fans attending Game 1 of the World Series should take Metro Bus Line 4 to the stop closest to the stadium at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vin Scully Avenue. It is about a 10 minute walk from the bus stop to the top of the stadium hill.
Other ways to get to Dodger Stadium – Express, bike, or walk
There are three other ways to get to a Dodgers game. The first is the Dodger Stadium Express. This is a free bus that you can board from Union Station or any of the four transit centers in the South Bay.
If you’re boarding from Union Station, you can park your car at the Pasaolas Bus Plaza for $8 and board the express from bus bay 9.
Union Station bus service will run every 10 minutes starting three hours before game time.
South Bay Express buses are available at bus stops along the 110 Freeway and stop at Slauson Avenue, Manchester Avenue, Harbor Freeway, Rosecrans Avenue, and Harbor Gateway Transit Center (Bay 9).
No matter where you are in the South Bay, buses will run every 30 minutes starting three hours before game time, with the last bus leaving the Harbor Gateway Transit Center at game time.
No matter which express you take, you will be dropped off at the stadium grounds.
If you want to get some exercise before eating Dodger, you can also walk 25 to 30 minutes from the Chinatown subway station to the stadium. You can also take the A-Line, start at the intersection of Alameda Street and College Street, and walk 3/4 mile to the stadium.
The stadium as there are several bike rack lock-up locations including Lot N (Reserve Level) on the right side of the field, Lot B (Reserve Level) on the right side of the field, and Lot D (Club Suit/Lodge Level). You can also go there by bicycle. left side of the field. Another location is Lot P on the top deck.
For example, if you live in the Chinatown area, you can cross the bike lane from College Street to Stadium Way and then bike or walk up Stadium Hill from there. The ride time is 15-30 minutes.
The ride from Echo Park is about 11 minutes and can be reached via Sunset Boulevard, but there are some areas along the way that don’t have protected bike lanes.
Take a rideshare to a designated drop-off location
Heading to these sporting events with friends is a great time to carpool with Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare services (and have your driver play Randy Newman’s “I Love LA”).
During major events, the designated area for rideshare drop-off at the Coliseum will be located on Vermont Avenue between Exposition Boulevard and Downey Way.
The Crypto.com area return location is located in the white zone of Chick Hearn Court between LA Live Way and Georgia Street. The second white zone is located on Figueroa Street between 12th Street and Pico Boulevard.
Dodger Stadium’s preferred rideshare service is Uber, and Uber drivers can enter automated gates to drop off riders. All other rideshare services must enter through Thanet Gate A and drop off at Lot 11, further down the hill.
When will Carmageddon end?
Traffic congestion is likely to be the biggest headache on Fridays, when three major sporting events are being held, but with other events scheduled over the weekend, roads are likely to be less congested. Not in.
