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department prepares for heavy traffic With the TCU Invitational being one of few chances for the surrounding community to see the Flyin’ Frogs in action, traffic may be heavy around the campus on Bellaire Drive this weekend with the start of the meet. This could present a problem for motorists trying to get from place to place, said Ross Bailey, associate athletic director of facilities. Bailey, who is responsible for making sure that the patrons wanting to attend the meet are able to get there as efficiently as possible, said he hopes this problem can be fixed before the start of the third annual meet. Due to construction of the new Brown and Marie Lupton Stadium for the baseball team, a majority of parking and surrounding land has been cleared and sealed off. With other various constructions around the campus as well, this could pose a threat by halting the flow of cars. To combat this problem, the university will use the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum parking lot. “We are going to be shuttling people to and from the complex,” Bailey said. “The two buses can hold around 25 people, so there will be many people able to go at once.” Those in the meet will be able to park much closer. The parking lot that is used for the Lowdon Complex and the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center will serve as the parking for the teams and officials. Bailey said there will also be some ‘no parking’ signs up in some areas for consideration of the surrounding neighbors. Other than the normal flow of traffic around the area, Bailey said, he doesn’t expect too much of an inconvenience. “Other than getting on a bus for about four or five minutes, that’s about the only wait there will be,” Bailey said. “Some may see it as an inconvenience, but it is the best we can do with our current situation.” In the event’s first year, things were hectic, he said. Bailey said the experience of that meet prompted the athletic department to make the changes in parking and traffic flow. “The first year, to be honest, we were caught off guard,” Bailey said. “There was a large volume of people that came to watch, and we were not ready for that.” Danny
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