Hopefully you’ve got the word by now that it could be a mess in downtown Madison tomorrow afternoon.

There are around 4,500 UW Campus parking spaces that Badger football fans rent out. There will be around 80,000 Badger football fans trying to get to their seats at Camp Randall. The thing is, the UW employees will still be in those parking spaces until their work day is over.

It’s gonna be a tight fit.

Here’s the lowdown on traffic:

Downtown workers are being asked to leave those spots that fans rent during game time by 5pm.

Fans are being asked not to start showing up to tailgate until after 5pm.

The DOT says there won’t be any lane closures on the interstate, but that there is the potential for heavy backups.

Highway service teams will be on-call in the I-94 work zone and on the Madison Beltline to assist stranded motorists and respond to incidents on Badger game days.

My suggestions:

Take one of the local bar’s shuttle buses

Bike in

Park far, far away and walk in

Have a friend drop you off. After the game, take a shuttle bus to bar near you, then cab it home.

Also, bosses at the UW should give their employees a half-day off. Everybody wins!