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DETROIT, June 23 (UPI) -- Preparations for September's Ryder Cup are already in full swing at and around Oakland Hills Country Club in suburban Detroit.
As many as 40,000 fans per day are expected at the week-long golf matches between the top 12 U.S. pros and their European counterparts, scheduled Sept. 14-19.
Four private schools near the course will close during the matches while public school buses will be rerouted to avoid traffic jams, the Detroit News said Wednesday.
Garbage trucks will do collections at dawn while landscaping crews will be shut out for the week out of noise concerns.
Oakland International Airport officials already are mapping where they will park hundreds of private airplanes that will bring wealthy golfers and fans from around the world.
"I would anticipate between 1,000 and 1,500, and the preponderance will be jets," said David VanderVeen, Oakland County director of central services, which oversees the airport. "They won't all be on the ground at the same time, but we could have 300 to 500 at a time."
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