Road and Parking Restrictions during the Olympics
January 21 2010
Wright Field
Wright Field will be open for games and practices during the Olympics and Paralympics. However, there is no access to the gravel parking lot or street parking from February 4th- February 24th and March 13th - March 20th. Hawks members are encouraged to carpool for the duration of the restrictions.
- Road restrictions affect vehicle traffic only
- Emergency vehicles will be permitted on closed roads
- Pedestrians and cyclists may access all roads, but may not access areas inside the fenced security perimeter.
For a map and dates when the road closures are in effect please see UBC Road Restriction Map.
For general information about road closures, communting, bike access and transit changes at UBC during the Olympics and Paralympics go to UBC2010.
Closest parking lot to Wright Field is Thunderbird Stadium. For a map click here.
Alternate parking lot is on Agronomy and Main Mall. Approach this lot from Marine Drive. Turn East onto Agronomy Road, south on West Mall and then East again on Agronomy. For a map click here.
Please leave 10 minutes extra to find the parking lots and 10 minutes to walk to the field.
All other Venues
Organizers of the 2010 Oympics unveiled an ambitious transportation plan that involves major road and bridge closures, expanded transit capacity and a plea to the public to ditch their cars and use alternative methods to get around. The busiest area during the Games is anticipated to be downtown Vancouver, where Olympics operations are expected to reduce local road capacity by 50 per cent from the east and by 20 per cent overall.
League games will continue to be played during the Olympics as most of the fields will remain open and accessible. We do, however, anticipate that getting around the City will be challenging and therefore recommend that you take public transit whenever possible. Car pooling is also recommended. For more information about traveling in the Lower Mainland during the Olympics go to Travel Smart 2010.
