With spring break underway for many in North Texas, some DFW businesses are the busiest they've been all year. While some choose to travel during their time off, others stay home to experience all the metroplex has to offer. For many, that meant heading to the Fort Worth Zoo earlier this week. Sadly for residents that live near the zoo, that meant massive amounts of traffic that blocked the roads and trapped them inside their neighborhoods.
On Wednesday, the Fort Worth Zoo created a perfect storm, offering half priced admissions during spring break, bringing in way more guests than anticipated. This led to traffic all throughout the area, blocking roads, even with police on hand to help control the flow of vehicles. "I've lived in this neighborhood for 31 years and this is the worst I've ever seen it," said president of Berkeley Place neighborhood association, Amy Alliborn.
The bumper to bumper traffic on residential streets made it impossible for many to leave their neighborhoods, according to Fort Worth Star Telegram. Police were stationed along University Drive, Forest Park Boulevard, Interstate 30 and Barry Street, yet the massive amount of cars still took over. At least now those residents know what it's like to be a caged animal without going to the zoo.
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