Brian Wilson

brwilson@tennessean.com

The Tennessee Titans game and a Live on the Green concert are expected to bring 80,000 people and a traffic headache to downtown Nashville on Thursday evening, Metro police said.

Police urged commuters to avoid areas around LP Field and the Historic Metro Courthouse as they leave downtown on Thursday afternoon, according to a Metro Nashville Police Department release.

The Woodland Street Bridge will be shut down to vehicles at 4:30 p.m. but will be open for shuttle buses and pedestrians. First, Second and Third Avenues North at Church Street will also be closed at the same time.

Police asked commuters who typically use those roads to instead take Broadway to Rosa Parks Boulevard to travel north. They also suggested that drivers who typically go east James Robertson Parkway to instead use Third Avenue North and take the interstate from Metro Center.

State employee parking lots used by Titans fans will also not be open until 5 p.m., when state workers leave them, police said.

Midtown will be busy, as well, with a Vanderbilt game starting at 8:15 p.m.

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The events

• The Live on the Green show is set to start at 6:15 p.m. at Public Square Park with a performance by All Them Witches.

• The Tennessee Titans kick off their final preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at 7 p.m. at LP Field.

• The Vanderbilt Commodores kick off their regular season against Temple at Vanderbilt Stadium at 8:15 p.m.