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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 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 primary suggestion: Plan ahead. Consider taking a bus or using carpooling options to avoid parking congestion.

Special Operations Commander Chuck Deblaso of IMPD said Friday, “This is an event city. This is huge. Make no mistake about it, it’s going to be a lot of people in a small area. It could be upwards of 200,000 people.”

IMPD announced a comprehensive list of road closures plus a map with a drop-off location, carpool location and “parent pick-up locations” from April 1-4. November. An IMPD press release said, “With hundreds of thousands of fans expected in Swift City, these closures are intended to ensure the safety of concertgoers and community members.”

Police also asked Swifties to “remember that traffic and road closures may change based on real-time conditions.”

In addition, some of the usual downtown parking spaces will be off-limits, putting motorists who ignore “no parking” signs at risk of being towed, police warned. Towed vehicles can be found at Auto Return at 323 S. Post Road, which is a good distance east of downtown, where the concert will take place.

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

Swift’s sold-out shows, the final three in the U.S. as part of The Eras Tour, start at 19.00 on 1.-3. November.

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

News 8’s Adam Pinsker contributed to this report.

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Rideshare Pickup Zone

  • South Street from Missouri Street to West Street: 10 p.m.-1 a.m
  • Delaware Street and South Street: at 22.00-01.00 This is also a “parent pick-up location”.

Redirection of traffic

  • No southbound traffic on Missouri Street from Washington Street to Maryland Street:
    23.00-01.00 the next day.
  • Southbound West Street at South Street will be diverted to Kentucky Avenue: at 23.00-01.00 the next day.

Roadblocks

  • South Street between Capitol Avenue and Missouri Street: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Monument Circle, all four spokes: 11 a.m.-9 p.m
  • South Street between Pennsylvania Street and Delaware Street: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Washington Street between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Maryland Street between West Street and Capitol Avenue: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Missouri Street between Washington Street and Maryland Street. No southbound.: 23.00-01.00 next day.
  • Capitol Avenue from Washington Street to South Street: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Georgia Street between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue. No westbound: 23.00-01.00 the next day.
  • South Street between Capitol Avenue and Pennsylvania Street: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • Kentucky Avenue from South Street to Morris Street. No northbound or eastbound: 11 p.m.-01 a.m. the next day.
  • McCarty Street between West Street and Missouri Street: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day
  • McCarty Street and Capitol Avenue. No eastbound or westbound: 23:00-01:00 next day.
  • McCarty Street and Illinois Street. No northbound. 23.00-01.00 the next day.
  • McCarty Street and Russell Avenue. No northbound: 23.00-01.00 the next day.
  • McCarty Street and Madison Avenue. No eastbound from Madison Avenue: 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. next day.
  • Missouri Street and Morris Street. No northbound: 23.00-01.00 the next day.

Interstate exit closures

  • I-70 eastbound at the West Street exit: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • I-70 westbound at the West Street exit: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.
  • I-70 eastbound at the Illinois Street/Meridian Street exit: 23.00-01.00 the next day.
  • I-70 westbound at the Meridian Street exit: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. the next day.