PennDOT Helping Penn State Fans Get To Home Games

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Traffic jams are legendary on autumnal Saturdays here as more than 100,000 fans attempt to get to Beaver Stadium to see the Penn State Nittany Lions in action. PennDOT is attempting to alleviate the situation as much as possible by offering motorists on the way to games real-time travel information.

The information available here will be online the Thursday prior to each home game until the Monday after it, so it can be used for the Lions home opener against Ball State Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

"Our goal is to help motorists plan ahead by providing them with as much information as
possible," PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian said. "By providing this real-time information, motorists can more easily plan the route that works best for them as they travel."

The PennDOT website monitors traffic conditions on the primary routes to the games. Travel times and alerts are provided for each parking zone: West Zone (access via Atherton Street to
Park Avenue); East Zone (access via U.S. 322/I-99 to Park Avenue); North Zone (access via Fox Hollow Road); and South Zone (access via University Drive and Porter Road from College Avenue/U.S. 26).

Users can see incidents, construction, weather forecasts and alerts, traffic cameras, and traffic speeds on the map. The page also includes the 2021 Beaver Stadium parking map.

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