Only the most wildly optimisticexpected the trip to 41,000-seat Nationals Park to be easy.

But a great fear of excruciating, unbreakable gridlock may be mitigated for most — if fans take heed of certain restrictions and follow recommended routes to the stadium, officials said.

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