Heavy pedestrian traffic expected downtown Friday

Tourists walk by the Alamo in San Antonio, TX on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Tourists walk by the Alamo in San Antonio, TX on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Photo: Carolyn Van Houten, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Photo: Carolyn Van Houten, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 41 Caption Close Heavy pedestrian traffic expected downtown Friday 1 / 41 Back to Gallery

The San Antonio Police Department issued an advisory Thursday, warning that heavy pedestrian traffic is expected in the downtown area Friday.

Sgt. Javier Salazar, a police spokesman, said in an emailed statement that because of the normal summer tourist traffic and an influx of about 70,000 conference attendees, there should be “longer than usual delays for motorists in the downtown area.”

“The SAPD Traffic Unit urges anyone who is traveling into or out of downtown on Friday to use Interstate 35 to the West for ingress and egress,” Salazar said in the statement.

Police said Interstate 37 East downtown is where most of the pedestrian traffic is expected.

Salazar urged anyone planning to be in that area Friday to “plan accordingly with an alternate route, and to be patient.”

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