Traffic Alert: Obama, Cards in Downtown St. Louis

UPDATED: 11:4O a.m. Tuesday-

Area drivers should expect traffic delays to and from downtown St. Louis Tuesday with the Cardinals playoff game taking place during a campaign visit from President Obama.

The Cards play the Philadelphia Phillies at 4 p.m. in St. Louis at Busch Stadium Tuesday.

President Obama is scheduled to attend a fundraiser taking place at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown St. Louis from 5 to 8 p.m. According to the The White House itinerary, Obama is expected at Lambert International Airport at 5:25 p.m. He's scheduled to make a statement at the Renaissance Hotel at 6:25 p.m. then make another appearance at a private residence at 7:35 p.m. The president is expected back on Air Force One at Lambert at 9 p.m. for departure from St. Louis.

Obama's motorcade route is not being revealed and the Missouri State Highway Patrol tells Patch it cannot comment on the president's transportation plans for security reasons, but in the past, interstates have been shut down as a president's motorcade has made its way through St. Louis.

KMOV reports that several streets downtown will shut down late Tuesday afternoon, including Washington Avenue from 8th Street to 11th Street starting around 3 p.m., as well as parts of 9th Street, 10th Street and others.