Transportation and Location
Apogee Stadium is located on Bonnie Brae Street at the junction of Interstate 35, East and West in the southeast part of Denton, Texas. In February 2003, the school conducted studies to identify potential traffic problems in the area. The results of the studies indicated that the intersection of Bonnie Brae Street and Airport Road represented a potential major traffic hazard, since the two-lane Bonnie Brae Street could not accommodate the additional game day traffic, and Airport Road would be needed for access to Denton Municipal Airport to the north. Initially, university officials planned to address some concerns by rerouting season ticket holders through the surrounding neighborhoods, but in 2009, residents expressed concerns that the stadium could clog traffic systems in the area. Consequently, the City of Denton passed an ordinance to shut down the area streets on game days to anyone without a resident's permit.
To encourage the use of sustainable transportation, developers limited the quantity of parking spaces on site. The facility includes 1,758 parking spaces adjacent to the stadium, but to access it on the day of an event, most attendees park at Fouts Field on the opposite side of Interstate 35E and walk across the North Texas Boulevard overpass, which leads to the stadium. In August 2011, the university announced plans to address another area of the concern from the 2002 studies by building a new pedestrian bridge across the highway. The $2.5 million bridge, a joint project between the university and the Texas Department of Transportation, is expected to be finished before the final home game of the 2012 football season. Attendees can also take the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) A-train to the Downtown Denton Transit Center and take a taxi to the stadium.
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