• The  Mayor of Belmar New Jersey Matt Doherty blocked incoming traffic from Route 35 after the town “reached its capacity”.
• It’s reported that Doherty spoke with the police department, then decided to close the town to visitors for public safety reasons.
• Doherty said the town became jammed with tourists after a “perfect storm of good things”, such as the 29^th New Jersey Seafood Festival.
• The beach town is approximately 1.6 square miles, with a population of approximately 6,000 people – which is said to swell to more than 60,000 in the summer.
• Full-time residents were able to circumvent the road closures by showing their driver’s licence. 

Read more:

http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/06/belmar_is_at_max_capacity_mayor_says_closes_traffi.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/69391155/mayor-closes-highway-as-town-reaches-capacity-in-new-jersey

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