LTU officials are urging drivers to avoid a portion of North Antelope Valley Parkway while crews continue to inspect a bridge damaged by fire late Thursday night.
LFR officials say homeless people started a fire to keep warm around 11:30 p.m. Captain Nancy Crist says because many of the concrete bridge supports got so heated, the decision was made to close the bridge.
North Antelope Valley Parkway between Saunders Avenue and Virginia Street has been reduced to two lanes. It’s not known at this time when the street will fully reopen. Digital signs will alert traffic.
Football traffic priority routes
- I-80/Highway 77 (from west) – Take exit 397, follow Hwy. 77 south, take the Rosa Parks Way exit east, and follow South 10th Street into downtown
- Highway 77 (from south) – Take the Rosa Parks Way exit east, and follow South 10th Street into downtown
- I-80/Cornhusker Hwy. (from east) – Take exit 409, follow Cornhusker Hwy. and turn south on State Fair Park Drive and continue west on Salt Creek Roadway
- I-80/I-180 – Take exit 401a, merge onto I-180 south, then merge onto Ninth Street. Expect delays using this route.
Volleyball traffic priority routes
- Use State Fair Park Drive/Salt Creek Roadway
- Northbound Antelope Valley Parkway to Military Road to Bob Devaney Sports Center
- North 14th Street/Antelope Valley Parkway will have one lane open to traffic. Expect delays using this route.