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Heavy traffic expected in Seattle for Mariners home games

Apr 13, 2012, 11:48 AM | Updated: 12:02 pm

Traffic is going to be heavy around Seattle’s SoDo
neighborhood this weekend.

The city says 20,000 people are expected to attend the
Mariners game Saturday night (6:10pm) and another 19,000
will show up on Sunday (1:10pm).

Not only do you have the home opening weekend, but there’s a
Sounders FC match against the Colorado Rapids at
CenturyLink Field on Saturday at 1pm. Expect 34,000
soccer fans in the area.

About 5,000 people will take part in the “Walk for MS” at
10:00am in the University District. The walk starts at Hec
Edmunson Pavilion, winds its way to Gas Works Park and back
on the Burke-Gilman Trail.

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