Country music fans and Frisco locals, brace yourselves for the traffic tune about to hit your streets tonight. The Academy of Country Music Awards is taking over the Ford Center at The Star, and with it comes a symphony of road closures and detours for the better part of the day. According to an announcement by the City of Frisco, crews will be setting up roadblocks as early as noon, affecting major thoroughfares such as Cowboys Way and Gaylord Parkway, so consider this your heads up to reroute your commute or errand runs.
As the event's attendees begin to arrive during the twilight rush hour, Lebanon Rd. is recommended as your go-to alternate route, helping you evade the tempo of traffic jams building up on Warren Pkwy. and blocked beats on Gaylord Pkwy; with closures expanding after 7 p.m. and turning restrictions playing out to control the post-event exodus starting at 9:30 p.m., the city's traffic management is hitting high gear. Directions are provided on the Ford Center's website for those needing parking for the ACMs.
After the awards show, drivers should expect a new set of road closures, including segments of Warren Parkway between the Dallas Pkwy. frontage roads and heavy restrictions around neighboring Gridiron Rd.; the City of Frisco has put out a detailed map, outlining the affected streets and providing some navigation alternatives. Those living in Frisco Station's vicinity will find Lebanon Rd. and John Hickman Pkwy. more accessible to steer clear from the congested south side of the Ford Center, dosing a static of convenience into your neighborhood access rhythm.
The city is also promoting the Waze app for real-time guidance, touting it as a helpful co-pilot to maneuver around closed streets and the tidal wave of fans likely spilling from the venue which is poised to reopen transportation passages by 11 p.m.
