Wolf Pack basketball fans should allow extra time due to construction - KRNV My News 4

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - Wolf Pack fans are encouraged to allow extra time and use alternate routes when coming to basketball games this season due to an ongoing construction project on Virginia Street.

A significant project to replace the sewer lines under streets around the University’s main Reno campus and nearby neighborhoods began Jan. 3 and is slated for completion in late July 2012. The North Virginia Interceptor project is being managed by and funded through the City of Reno.

The project will extend from the south end of campus, in the area of North Virginia and Eighth Streets, to North McCarran Boulevard, and will require temporary closure of roads and traffic lanes that could impact fans attending games throughout the season.

For questions and concerns about the project, contact Reno Direct, the City of Reno’s non-emergency information center, at 775-334-INFO (4636), 775-333-7701 (TTY) or renodirect@reno.gov.

The Wolf Pack men’s basketball team returns home to Lawlor Events Center next week for its Western Athletic Conference home opener. Nevada will take on San Jose State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 and Hawai’i at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Tickets for all of Nevada’s basketball games this year can be purchased by visiting the Lawlor Events Center ticket office, calling (775) 348-PACK (7225) or going online at NevadaWolfPack.com.