Traffic restrictions in place for Big E this weekend

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – With over a million people expected to be at the fair over the next two weeks, there will be some traffic restrictions in place for drivers.

On Memorial Avenue, there will be no on-street parking allowed. Plus, no left turns onto River Street, South of Norman Street. No left turns onto Memorial Avenue from River Street.

Big E CEO Gene Cassidy told 22News that West Springfield became the second or third largest city in Massachusetts during the fair, because of the increase of people. “The website offers constant updates on routes in and out of the Eastern States Expo,” says Cassidy. “I encourage people to check the website for that to make sure their passage is easier.”

Click here to see a real-time traffic map , so you can find the best way to get in and out of the fair as well as a detailed list of parking restrictions and traffic changes.

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