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Country music crowds close, restrict Tempe streets Friday, Saturday

Boots in the Park will bring country artists to Tempe Beach Park Friday and Saturday in addition to some traffic changes in the downtown area.

Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn and several other artists will take the stage in the park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, but traffic is expected to be heavy prior to and after the event. Gates open at 4 p.m., and the event ends midnight each day.

The city will be closing and restricting roads around the event beginning 7 a.m. Sept. 22 until 6 a.m. Sept. 24.

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TRAFFIC

Country music crowds close, restrict Tempe streets Friday, Saturday

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Boots in the Park will bring country artists to Tempe Beach Park Friday and Saturday in addition to some traffic changes in the downtown area.

Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn and several other artists will take the stage in the park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, but traffic is expected to be heavy prior to and after the event. Gates open at 4 p.m., and the event ends midnight each day.

The city will be closing and restricting roads around the event beginning 7 a.m. Sept. 22 until 6 a.m. Sept. 24.

The main streets affected are:

  • Eastbound Rio Salado Parkway closed between Hardy Drive and Mill Avenue.
  • Westbound Rio Salado Parkway closed between Mill Avenue and Lakeside Drive.
  • Southbound Mill Avenue closed between Curry Road and Rio Salado Parkway.
  • Northbound Ash Avenue closed at Third Street.
  • Eastbound First Street closed at Rio Salado Parkway.

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