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Waste Management Phoenix Open swings into Scottsdale

 

 

Jan. 20, 2011

Contact:  Annie DeChance, Transportation, (480) 312-2526

Waste Management Phoenix Open swings into Scottsdale


To accommodate the large crowds drawn annually to this event, several local street closures and restrictions are required.  Local residents are encouraged to use the Loop 101 Freeway instead of surface streets near the Tournament Players Club. Here are the restrictions:

  • Bell Road is CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC from Perimeter Drive to Hayden Road beginning at 6 a.m. Jan. 31 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6
  • 82nd Street is CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC between Princess Drive and Bell Road except event shuttle buses from 6 a.m. Jan. 31 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6

The following streets are restricted to residents, resort guests and event attendees with the appropriate passes from 6 a.m. Jan. 31 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6:

  • Princess Circle southbound (when coming from Scottsdale Road)
  • Princess Drive west of Hayden Road
  • Hayden Road between Union Hills Drive and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard
  • Union Hills Drive east of Hayden Road
  • Princess Drive between Hayden Road and Pacesetter Way
  • 82nd Street between Union Hills Drive and Princess Drive
  • Perimeter Drive between Union Hills Drive and Pacesetter Way

All areas within the Perimeter Center business park are accessible from the Loop 101 Pima Freeway and Princess Drive or Bell Road.

Spectators heading to the Phoenix Open are encouraged to take the new Hospitality Trolley or carpool to reduce congestion in the area. Phoenix Open parking locations and travel directions are available at: http://www.wastemanagementphoenixopen.com

Several options are available to residents and visitors seeking up-to-the-minute traffic and parking conditions. They include:

  • The  “511” information phone line operated by the Arizona Department of Transportation
  • The city of Scottsdale’s 312-CITY (2489) information hotline. The city of Scottsdale’s web site at www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov.  Simply click on the special events link under the “hot topics” area for information on the Waste Management Phoenix Open and other upcoming special events in Scottsdale.

Information on the Waste Management Phoenix Open also is available at www.wastemanagementphoenixopen.com.

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