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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indianapolis police on Saturday afternoon announced changes to the traffic plan for the two remaining Taylor Swift shows at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday evening and Sunday evening.

“In an effort to further improve traffic flow this evening, below is a list of changes being made to the outbound traffic pattern. Again, these are just changes/additions to the outbound traffic pattern beginning at approximately 3:00 PM. 11pm tonight:

1. West St/Washington St – No S/B traffic. S/B – Traffic will be diverted to W/B Washington St.
2. West St/Maryland – No S/B or E/B in Maryland – All traffic will be diverted N/B onto West St.
3. Washington/Schumacher Way – The White River State Park parking lot is directed to W/B Washington St. There is no S/B traffic to Schumacher to Maryland St.
4. SB West St at I-70 W/B – traffic will be forced onto I-70 W/B only.
5. Madison Ave/McCarty St. – S/B only on Madison Ave.

“Rideshare staging at 10pm will NOT change. Rideshare/parent pick-up locations are the same.

“Two of these changes were made last night during the outbound traffic pattern and were successful.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on November 2, 2024

Earlier report

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday, Oct. 29, that the map showing road closures and other transportation information, first shared Friday, Oct. 25, contained incorrect information about parent pick-up locations and rideshare locations. Here is a link to the corrected map.

Taylor Swift and her fans will encounter detours on the roads to and from her upcoming concerts at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s top suggestions: Plan ahead. Consider taking the bus or using ride-sharing to avoid parking congestion.

IMPD Special Operations Commander Chuck Deblaso said Friday, “This is an event city. This is huge. Make no mistake: there will be a lot of people in a small area. It could be up to 200,000 people.”

IMPD announced an extensive list of road closures, plus a map showing a drop-off location, a ride-share pick-up location, and “parent pick-up locations” from November 1 to 4. A press release from IMPD states: “As hundreds of thousands of fans are expected in Swift City, these closures are intended to ensure the safety of concertgoers and community members.”

Police also asked Swifties in the press release to “be aware that traffic and road closures may change based on real-time conditions.”

In addition, some of the usual parking spaces in the city center will be off-limits, putting motorists who ignore ‘no parking’ signs at risk of being towed, police have warned. Towed vehicles can be found at Auto Return at 323 S. Post Road, a nice stretch east of downtown where the concert takes place.

To add to the confusion or perhaps to make the driving experience less stressful for Swifties, downtown street signs have been renamed with Swift-themed nicknames.

Swift’s sold-out shows, the last three in the United States as part of The Eras Tour, begin Nov. 1-3 at 7 p.m.

Let’s get into it, as presented by IMPD.

News 8’s Adam Pinsker contributed to this report.

Rideshare pick-up zone

• South Street from Missouri Street to West Street: 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
• Delaware Street and South Street: 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM This is also a “parent pick-up lot.”

Traffic diversions

• No southbound traffic on Missouri Street from Washington Street to Maryland Street:
  11pm – 1am the next day.
• Southbound West Street at South Street will be detoured to Kentucky Avenue: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.

Road closures

• South Street between Capitol Avenue and Missouri Street: 10am – 1am the next day.
• Monument Circle, all four spokes: 11am – 9pm
• South Street between Pennsylvania Street and Delaware Street: 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Washington Street between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Maryland Street between West Street and Capitol Avenue: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Missouri Street between Washington Street and Maryland Street. No southbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Capitol Avenue from Washington Street to South Street: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Georgia Street between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue. No westbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• South Street between Capitol Avenue and Pennsylvania Street: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Kentucky Avenue from South Street to Morris Street. No north or eastbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• McCarty Street between West Street and Missouri Street: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day
• McCarty Street and Capitol Avenue. No east or westbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• McCarty Street and Illinois Street. No north direction. 11pm – 1am the next day.
• McCarty Street and Russell Avenue. No northbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• McCarty Street and Madison Avenue. No eastbound from Madison Avenue: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• Missouri Street and Morris Street. No northbound: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.

Highway closures

• I-70 eastbound at West Street exit: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• I-70 westbound at West Street exit: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• I-70 eastbound at Illinois Street/Meridian Street exit: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.
• I-70 westbound at Meridian Street exit: 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM the next day.