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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A popular holiday rock band is expected to snarl traffic in the area around the Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township Police said the Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be performing two shows at the arena Sunday, with the first at 2:30 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m.</p><p>Significant traffic congestion is expected between 1 and 2:30 p.m., 4:45 and 7 p.m. and 9 to 10 p.m., police say. They expect the traffic to affect Highland Park Boulevard, exit 168 of Interstate 81 and Mundy Street around the Wyoming Valley Mall.</p><p>Police will partially close the intersection of Highland Park Boulevard and Mundy Street between 4:45 and 6 p.m. to move traffic out of the arena more quickly. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the arena during this time.</p><p>Vehicles will also not be able to turn south onto Highland Park Boulevard from Mundy Street or east onto Mundy Street from Highland Park Boulevard. Traffic will be diverted onto Wyoming Valley Mall Road.</p><p>Police said those who use the GPS navigation app Waze would be rerouted around the closure.</p><p>They advise people traveling on Interstate 81 to the mall or surrounding shopping centers to use exit 170B instead of 168.</p><p>Those not attending the concert are encouraged to find a different route to their destination.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This map posted to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department&#8217;s Facebook page illustrates the lane closures planned for Sunday around the Mohegan Sun Arena. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_map.jpg</photo0><caption0>This map posted to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department&#8217;s Facebook page illustrates the lane closures planned for Sunday around the Mohegan Sun Arena. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Police: Holiday concerts expected to snarl traffic near arena