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Road Plus Rally Equals Snarls
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The main problem, Stewart said, is that county officials approved the pavilion years ago without insisting that the access road serving it, Wellington Road, be widened.
"It's basically out there in the middle of nowhere, without adequate transportation infrastructure," Stewart said, and that is why getting in and out has been a chronic issue in its 13-year history. He said Wellington Road is finally scheduled to be widened as part of greater development of the area.
And then there is the prospect of rain. The National Weather Service is predicting a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and a 30 percent chance of rain.
The latest problem with the Nissan Pavilion occurred May 11, during a Radiohead concert in rain that washed out the few country roads that lead to the amphitheater.
Many fans complained about getting there late or not at all. The Washington Post's photographer didn't make it.
One fan, Tim Shaw of Clarksville, spent eight hours in his car failing to get to the concert and then driving home. "I've been to a lot of shows and a lot of festivals, including the second Woodstock, and I've never seen anything as insane."
Nissan Pavilion officials declined to talk about the logistical challenges that the Obama rally raises.
"I understand what you're going after. You want to write another story about traffic at Nissan and Radiohead, and we're not going to comment," said Rob Muller, the pavilion's director of marketing.
