Nevada announces postgame exit plan, cashless concessions for 2023

Changes designed to enhance the fan experience are coming in August

Mackay stadium as seen from the 50 yard line of the football field just as evening falls and the stands are illuminated but empty. The words "University of Nevada" are inscribed on the building above the bleachers.

Nevada announces postgame exit plan, cashless concessions for 2023

Changes designed to enhance the fan experience are coming in August

Mackay stadium as seen from the 50 yard line of the football field just as evening falls and the stands are illuminated but empty. The words "University of Nevada" are inscribed on the building above the bleachers.

Nevada Athletics announced two updates to the fan experience for the 2023 athletic season, Wednesday.

Starting in August, concessions at Mackay Stadium and Lawlor Events Center will go cashless for Nevada Athletics events. Nevada Athletics concessionaire Sodexo will be removing cash as a payment option for athletic sponsored events at both Mackay Stadium and Lawlor Events Center in an effort to enhance efficiency at checkout and improve the overall fan experience at games. Concession stands will only accept credit or debit cards moving forward.

Also this fall, Nevada Athletics will execute a comprehensive postgame exit plan from around Mackay Stadium, in an effort to make exiting the venue and the campus area more timely and efficient for fans following football games.

The plan is the result of a partnership and planning between the University, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), City of Reno, Reno PD, Reno FD, RTC, Nevada Barricade and Sign, KEOLIS and REMSA. Here is a full map of parking zones and exit routes.

Nevada Football parking passes for the 2023 season are available for purchase online or by calling 775-348-PACK. Season parking passes start at $100 while season parking passes start at $100 and include all six home games.

In an effort to reduce traffic and wait times for fans leaving Mackay Stadium, specific exit routes have been devised for the West, East, and South lots between Virginia Street and Evans Avenue.

East Stadium Way will serve as the boundary separating the West and East Lots, while 15th Street is designated the northern boundary for the South Lots.

Road Closures (Postgame)

N. Virginia Street will be closed to all southbound traffic from N. McCarran Boulevard to 15th Street before halftime on each game day. All items will be set up for egress after halftime.

N. Virginia Street will be closed to all northbound traffic from W. 9th Street to 15th Street.

All traffic turning southbound onto N. Virginia Street from N. McCarran Boulevard will be directed to N. Sierra Street.

E. Stadium Way will be closed to public traffic from N. McCarran Boulevard to Wolf Pack Park.

West Lots

Vehicles parked in the West Lots (Blue on the map) will exit westbound to N. Virginia Street and be directed north to McCarran Boulevard.

Access points to N. Virginia Street from the West Lots will be:

  • The southwest exit of the West Stadium Parking Garage (north side of Lawlor Events Center)
  • 16th Street
  • 17th Street
  • Comstock Drive

East Lots

Vehicles parked in the East Lots (Orange on the map) will exit eastbound to Evans Avenue, where they will have the option to head north or south.

Access points to Evans Avenue from the East Lots will be:

  • Enterprise Road
  • E. Stadium Way (Southbound)

South Lots

Vehicles parked in the South Lots (Green on the map) will exit southbound to N. Virginia Street and be directed south.

Access points to N. Virginia Street from the South Lots will be:

  • 15th Street
  • The Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex

Rideshare Info

Ride share services will remain based at the south end of Lawlor Events Center. Ride share vehicles can access the pickup zone on 15th Street via Sierra Street.

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