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Traffic nightmares around the Clark County amphitheater have been playing the same tune for 21 years

Neighbors frustrated over lack of organization, accountability for continued traffic snarls

By Scott Hewitt, Columbian staff writer
Published: September 28, 2024, 6:14am
Updated: October 4, 2024, 11:26am
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Neighborhood traffic crawls down Northeast Delfel Road while event traffic crawls down the Interstate 5 offramp at Northeast 179th Street before a Sunday concert at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater.  At top, motorists split into two lanes as they make their way along 179th Street to the amphitheater entrance for a recent Lynyrd Skynyrd/ZZ Top concert.
Neighborhood traffic crawls down Northeast Delfel Road while event traffic crawls down the Interstate 5 offramp at Northeast 179th Street before a Sunday concert at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater. At top, motorists split into two lanes as they make their way along 179th Street to the amphitheater entrance for a recent Lynyrd Skynyrd/ZZ Top concert. (Photos by Elayna Yussen for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Twenty-one years ago, a new amphitheater alongside the Clark County Fairgrounds opened its doors.

A local subsidiary of Q Prime Inc., a music management company based in New York City, built the 18,000-seat amphitheater at its own expense and deeded the facility to the county, which then leased it back to the company for $20 million over 25 years.

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