INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — While the Indianapolis 500 draws hundreds of thousands of people to the town of Speedway each year for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” it also creates a spectacle of traffic after the race is finished.
First Sgt. Aaron Pfaff of the Indiana State Police said his agency’s plan for directing post-race traffic was to “get the pedestrians out in a safe manner and then manage the traffic in and out in a safe manner.”
“Right now, we have the roundabout (next to Indianapolis Motor Speedway) shut down to all vehicular traffic while we get the pedestrians out of Gate 1 at the speedway. And once that slows down, then we’ll open it up to vehicle traffic.”…