Tennessee State University alumni and football fans traveling to Nissan Stadium Saturday for this year's 5 p.m. homecoming game against Eastern Illinois University are urged to make a parking/arrival plan well in advance, get to the stadium early, and expect traffic slowdowns in the afternoon due to reduced parking options related to construction of the new Nissan Stadium.
Nissan Stadium campus prepaid parking passes are sold out for all lots. Staff will be checking for parking passes at the Shelby Avenue and Woodland Street entrances to the Nissan Stadium campus. Lot N, across Shelby Avenue from the stadium, will have limited gameday parking available for purchase. Lot N and all other lots will open at 7 a.m. Saturday and close at 10 p.m.
More than 80 Metro police officers will be on the streets immediately surrounding Nissan Stadium to assist with the traffic flow. The same traffic plan that is used for NFL games will be in effect, except there will be no closure of the Woodland Street Bridge.
Tennessee State University homecoming traditionally draws the school's largest football attendance of the year. Alumni and fans without prepaid parking passes are encouraged to park downtown and walk to the stadium or use a rideshare option.
Rideshare Plan for Nissan Stadium
Two locations are available close to Nissan Stadium: Interstate Drive between Woodland Street and Shelby Avenue, and Crutcher Street at S 2nd Street.
Homecoming Parade
Tennessee State University's Saturday homecoming festivities begin at 9 a.m. with the annual parade, which will travel west on Jefferson Street from 14th Avenue to the university campus.
In preparation for the parade and its staging, Jefferson Street from 10th Avenue North to the Tennessee State University campus will begin closing at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The I-40 west exit ramp at Jefferson Street will close at 8:30 a.m.
In addition, the following closures will be in effect:
- John A. Merritt Boulevard from 28th to 33rd Avenues
- 12th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
- 14th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
- 16th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
- Meharry Boulevard between 12th and 16th Avenues
- Phillips Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
- Jackson Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
- Ireland Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
- Scovel Street between 23rd and 28th Avenues
- Beasley Street between 23rd and 28th Avenues
- Ed Temple Boulevard between Dr. Walter S. Davis Boulevard and Albion Street
Arriving early is the key to fully enjoying Tennessee State University's homecoming parade Saturday morning and the football game Saturday evening.
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