As we get closer to Country Jam the traffic updates remind people to plan for delays and detours. Below is the updated information from local authorities:
Country Jam Traffic Restrictions
Crescent Avenue will be closed to traffic between Curvue Road and South Town Hall Road starting at
6:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 21 st through Sunday morning, July 24 th at approximately 2:00 A.M.
Residents who live in the affected area have been contacted by Country Jam staff members and provided
with vehicle passes to allow them access to the area. All other traffic will be diverted around the festival
area using Town Hall Road and Curvue Road or West Cameron Street. Residents living west of Eau
Claire who usually commute using Crescent Avenue or Curvue Road should use Cameron Street instead
if they wish to avoid traffic delays.
Traffic congestion will likely be the worst on the first day of the festival, Thursday July 21 st . In past
years traffic delays of two hours or more have occurred on Crescent Avenue, South Town Hall Road and
Eagle Lane. Changes have been made which will hopefully alleviate some of the congestion, but
commuters and nearby residents are strongly encouraged to avoid the area if possible.
During the peak traffic hours at the end of each day’s festivities, no traffic will be allowed into the area
other than shuttle buses and taxis. This means that there will be no access to the festival grounds or
either campground from 9:00 P.M. to approximately 2:00 A.M. each day of the festival. During this
time, anyone parking in a private yard west of the Country Jam grounds, and all area residents living
west of the Country Jam grounds will have to leave the area westbound on Crescent Avenue then
southbound on Eagle Lane to South Town Hall Road. Local residents with vehicle passes will be
allowed into the area.
When traveling to and from Country Jam, motorists are encouraged to follow the posted signs and the
directions of traffic officers rather than their navigational systems directions. Under normal
circumstances navigational systems might provide the best route to a destination. However, they don’t
always take into account traffic congestion and temporary road closures. Following posted signs and the
directions of traffic officers will provide the most efficient route into and out of the area.
