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Show THE DAILY HERALD, (www HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah, Monday, February Page 2 1 1, 2002 2002 WINTER GAMES TODAY AT THE PEAKS WEATHER Cloudy skies in forecast for today. fc"sisr I I I Shuttles running well, but planning essential By CATHERINE S. BLAKE Associated Press Writer The set system transportation up to take Olympic visitors from downtown to Park City appeared to be working well during the opening days of the Winter Games. Moving people up Interstate 80 had been one of the most worrisome parts of the because Olympic plan organizers were, unsure how much time travelers would allow to get to the venue, how many would car pool and how successful the SALT LAKE CITY The Daily Herald UTAH COUNTY -Tis expected to be partly cloudy with highs in the mid- - to upper 30s with lows between 15-2- 0 degrees. Expect Tuesday to be partly cloudy and hazy. Highs should be near 40 and lows near 20. oday Clouds should increase Wednesday and Thursday for mostly cloudy skies and highs near 40. Lows are expected to be near 20. PARK CITY: Partly cloudy skies with highs between 35 and 40 degrees and lows in the teens. SALT LAKE CITY: shuttle sys,tem would be. After two days of events, the shuttles are running I Partly cloudy near-gridloc- with highs in the mid- - to upper 30s. Lows should be between 15 and 20 degrees. Winds will likely blow in from the east at 0 WOMEN'S DEER VALLEY: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid- - to upper 20s. Lows should range from 5 below zero to 5 above zero. between 5 and 15 degrees. Northwest winds may blow at 0 mph. SWEDEN VS. RUSSIA, 2 P.M. BELARUS VS. FRANCE, 7 P.M. ATA GLANCE: Russia's best player is Pashkevich, who is a longtime Boston ATA GLANCE: France earned a 3-- 3 tie against favored Switzerland on Saturday at the "E" Center. ... Belarus had only one goal in its game against Ukraine, but it was good enough for a 0 victory. resident and the coach of the women's team MIT. ... For Sweden, 15 members of its team are younger than 25. at the go: Jurgen Rumrich (20) of Germany moves with the puck at The Peaks on Sunday. On MEN'S PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY mph. 0GDEN: Partly cloudy with highs in the lower to mid-30- s and lows MATT SMITH The Daily Herald r TRAFFIC REPORT AROUND UTAH COUNTY IN Street to 300 West; 500 West to 600 West; westbound 400 North from 400 West to 500 West; eastbound 400 South from 200 West to West Temple; northbound 400 West from 400 North to North Temple; southbound 400 West from 600 North to 400 North; both north and southbound 400 West from 300 South;. 500 South from State Street to 200 East; both north and southbound 500 West from 400 North to 300 North; 500 West from 100 South to 200 South; both north and southbound 500 West from N. Temple to 100 AROUND THE STATE OREM SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE " " Free shuttle buses offer continuous and direct service to Games enthusiasts. Three hundred shuttles Expect heavy traffic along Highway 189 from Heber City through the mouth of Provo Canyon. " Moderate delays are expected for northbound and southbound Interstate 15 nearOrem and Provo. Heavy traffic is expected on Interstate 15 exit 275 and 800 North t6 University Avenue to University Parkway intersection. Moderate delays are expected at Interstate 15 exit 272 on University Parkway through to The Peaks Ice Arena. will run from 11 park and ride lots throughout Salt Lake Valley. Shuttles traveling directly to and from downtown will operate from 2 p.m. to 1 am. TRAIN SERVICE reaches capacity early, so spectators should go to SLCC Redwood Road Campus (4700 South Redwood Rd.) and 1300 South 500 West park and TRAX South PARKING RESTRICTIONS Heavy delays are expected on Interstate 15 exit Parking in Salt Lake will be restricted on 200 West from 300 North to North Temple; northbound 200 West from 400 South to 700 South; eastbound 300 North from 400 West to 500 West; 300 North from 200 West to 400 West; 300 South from Main 268 to The Peaks. ' No delays are expected on Center Street from the Interstate 15 exit 268 to The Peaks. " Moderate traffic is expected from the mouth of Provo Canyon to The Peaks. midnight Westbound North Temple from 300 West to 200 West will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to midnight All but one lane of South Temple from West Temple to 30 East will be closed. ; 'Tp Thk Shopsvi U ABERCROMBIE ABERCROMBIE ANN TAYLOR BATH & BORDERS BOOKS JLlLiiT 111 CHINA ; & GAP BANANA FIRST COPELAND'S SPORTS EDDIE BAUER GAP GAP HENNY PENNY'S JOS. MAGGIE MOO LEARNING REPARTEE CHICO'S DRESSED IN WHITE All Other Inventory EXPRESS CLOTHIERS ICECREAM S PAPYRUS in stock! (Now thru the Olympics) GYMBOREE KIDS A. BANK Eric D. Snider's column will return Tuesday. Wear Your Olympic Pin EUROPEAN CONNECTION FRANKLIN COVEY SNIDE REMARKS REPUBLIC BRIAN'S GRILL THE BUCKLE MUSIC LILY KOODEKKR PITCH & WRAPPED UP BEAUTY BABY BODY WORKS ALL com- -' Into the Store and Receive an Additional 25 OEF RJVERWOOK ALARD SIGNATURE JEWELRY i transportation the week loads. And once muters will return to the road. A snowstorm or other weather problem also could spell trouble. At the downtown shuttle stop Sunday, the only grumbling came from people who had not figured out how to " PROVO heaviest k starts again, some IN EFFECT UNTIL FEB. 25 Eastbound North Temple from 200 West to 300 West will be closed from 5:30 p.m. to ride lots. IN smoothly under crystal blue skies. The expected on some roads failed to materialize. In contrast, Interstate 15 on Sunday turned out to be a headache for those heading to Snowbasin's first day of Olympic events. The problem stemmed from too many people driving alone, leaving home late and not parking in the recommended lots, said Amanda Covington, spokeswoman for the Utah Department of ' Transportation. But those problems have been avoided by visitors to Park City, Deer Valley and Solider Hollow, many of whom bought shuttle tickets in advance and arrived on time. But the big days are still coming up. This Tuesday should produce one of the get to the events. A man trying to get on Mountain Venue the Express five hours before the luge event became irate when told all the bus tickets were sold out. "They're supposed to be holding an Olympics here; I'm hours early and I can't even get on a bus," fumed Michael Bagley. "Who ever is in charge of transportation here should be fired." ' Bagley, from Irvine, Calif., eventually made it onto one of the buses after a cadre of eager volunteers calmed him down and put him in the correct bus line. Marty Hintz, fielding questions at the shuttle willrcall stand downtown, said about 10 people without tickets were allowed on the bus Saturday when other ticket holders didn't show. And although they weren't supposed to, organizers on Sunday were" selling the $5 tickets for days . that weren't booked. In the weeks before the games began, the Salt Lake Committee Organizing staged an aggressive public awareness campaign to persuade people to "know before you go." Standing in line for a shuttle heading to Park City, the vast majority got that message. They didn't drive downtown because they heard there was no parking. Mary Rakoski, 28, read the transportation brochure from cover to cover and figured out a free parking lot was available behind the nearby courthouse. 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