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Article published Sep 11, 2008
Fans face new security measures at Vol home opener; I-40 still closed downtown near campus
From University of Tennessee
KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee is implementing new security measures as the Volunteers take the field at 12:30 p.m. Saturday for the first home game of the season against the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

The university has installed new security cameras throughout Neyland Stadium as part of a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The cameras will allow law enforcement to remotely monitor areas in and around the stadium. UT funded an additional $37,000 for the project.

"We are pleased to offer our fans even more peace of mind with the addition of these cameras, which will facilitate patrolling the stadium and protecting the huge numbers of fans who come to our campus on game days," said UT Police Chief August Washington.

The university has continued to enhance the security measures put in place since Sept. 11, 2001.

The traditional Vol Walk from Gibbs Hall to the stadium starts at 10:15 a.m., gates open at 10:30 a.m., and the Pride of the Southland Marching Band leaves the music building at 10:50 a.m.

Interstate closed

Fans driving to the game are encouraged to arrive early. I-40 is closed between Hall of Fame Drive and James White Parkway downtown, but all of the exits that lead to campus remain open.

Eastbound motorists have access to several exits: Alcoa Highway (exit 386B) to Neyland Drive, 17th Street (exit 387) to Cumberland Avenue or Henley Street (exit 388) to downtown. The last eastbound exit is 388A, James White Parkway.

Westbound motorists should use Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) to Neyland Drive.

For those driving on campus, Peyton Manning Pass, Middle and Lower Drives, Estabrook Drive and Phillip Fulmer Way from Middle Drive to Tee Martin Drive will be closed 30 minutes before kickoff. Directional parking will be used in Area 9 and Lots 4, 5A and 5B.

Only fans with permits can park on campus. UT encourages fans to use shuttle buses from the Knoxville Civic Coliseum and the UT Agriculture Campus.

Stadium rules unchanged

Under state law, no smoking will be allowed anywhere inside the gates of Neyland Stadium. No one inside the gates will be allowed to leave and then be readmitted.

Solicitation near stadium gates and along Phillip Fulmer Way is prohibited.

UT reminds visitors that all items, including purses, are subject to search at the gates. Certain items remain prohibited inside the stadium, and those items cannot be stored at any stadium gate.

Prohibited items include:

— alcoholic beverages, cans, bottles or coolers;

— radios without headphones;

— open umbrellas;

— video cameras;

— stadium seats with arms;

— large bags or parcels, including backpacks and large purses;

— and weapons of any kind, including pocketknives.

Fans are allowed to bring the following items inside the stadium:

— cushions and seats without arms;

— diaper bags that accompany infants;

— and small cameras, pagers, cell phones and binoculars.

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