TAMPA, Fla. – If you were planning a quiet drive through downtown Tampa this Friday or Saturday, you might want to rethink your route.
City officials issued a major traffic advisory on Wednesday, warning that a massive influx of pedestrians and vehicles will likely gridlock the riverfront starting May 1.
Between a sprawling two-day festival, a Stanley Cup Playoff hockey watch party, and multiple theater performances, the city expects heavy congestion to stretch at least four blocks out from Curtis Hixon Park…