Opening Day at the Southwest University Park for the first El Paso Chihuahua baseball game is April 28, and the City of El Paso is talking about parking and getting around downtown that day. Because it is going to be a historic day, City officials say, leave for the ballpark early, use public transportation if you can, and expect there to be delays.

Parking Information For El Paso Chihuahuas Opening Day
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Southwest University Park will open at 5 p.m., and the game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. The game is sold out, and that means over nine thousand people will be streaming into downtown. It's pretty certain that there will be more than one person in each car going to the game, but there will still be hundreds of vehicles jockeying for the best parking spots.

The TxDot highway digital message boards near downtown will help direct the public.

The City has a list of the streets that are preferred routes into downtown. They are:

Kansas
Main
Missiouri
Mesa
Oregon
Paisano
San Antonio
Santa Fe
Texas
Wyoming
Yandell

The preferred Routes out of downtown are:

Durango
Franklin
Kansas
Mesa
Oregon
Paisano
San Antonio
Santa Fe
Texas
Wyoming
Yandell

There will be road closures:

Missiouri between Santa Fe and Durango
Sheldon between Santa Fe and El Paso
Main between El Paso and Oregon
Mills between Oregon and Mesa

There are several parking garages, parking lots and metered parking spots throughout Downtown. See the map here.

If you need an ADA drop-off location, it is located at W. Franklin at Durango.

You can also take the bus to the game. Park your car and let someone else deal with traffic with Sun Metro's Park + Ride Pick-Up:

MISSION VALLEY TRANSFER CENTER

9065 Alameda Ave.
Parking: Free
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 3 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m.

WESTSIDE TRANSFER CENTER

7535 Remcon Cir.
Parking: Free
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 18 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

NORTHEAST TRANSIT TERMINAL

9348 Dyer Dr.
Parking: Free
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 42 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m.

EASTSIDE TRANSIT TERMINAL

1165 Sunmount Dr.
Parking: Free
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 59 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

EDGEMERE @ R.C. POE PARK+ RIDE

Edgemere near R.C. Poe (one block west of Rich Beem Blvd.)
Parking: Free
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 75 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m.

GLORY ROAD TRANSFER CENTER

100 E. Glory Road
Parking: $10
Cost: $3 round-trip fare
Route: 204 Special
Departure time: 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sun Metro’s Park + Ride Drop-off Location in Downtown

Missouri at Oregon
Departures: First return trip will depart at the end of the 7th inning. Second return trip will be at the end of the game. Final trip will be an hour after the game.

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