THE MEDFORD TOWNSHIP POLICE DIVISION ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS ON FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009:

HANDICAPPED PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT FREEDOM PARK AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING LOCATED AT 91 UNION STREET. PARKING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN PLACE ON BOTH SIDES OF OLD MARLTON PIKE FROM JONES ROAD TO HARTFORD ROAD AND ON ALLEN AVENUE FROM UNION STREET TO MAIN STREET, CHESTER AVE AND JONES ROAD. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ROAD CLOSINGS AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM: OLD MARLTON PIKE AT HARTFORD ROAD (NO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC); CHESTER AVE AT RT 70 (NO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC); JONES RD AT RT 70(NO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC); UNION STREET AT ALLEN AVENUE (NO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC). EXPECT LENGTHY DELAYS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE EVENT.

EXIT INFORMATION:

FOLLOWING THE EVENT, ALL TRAFFIC PARKED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY RT 70 WILL BE ROUTED EASTBOUND; ALL TRAFFIC PARKED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY RT 70 WILL BE ROUTED WESTBOUND; ALL NORTHBOUND MAIN STREET TRAFFIC WILL BE ROUTED EAST ONTO BRANCH STREET TO RT 70 AND EAYRESTOWN RD.