Beach Drive in North Cape May to be Closed July 3 for the Annual Fireworks Festival

NORTH CAPE MAY – Due to the amount of foot traffic that will be present on Beach Drive for the Fireworks Festival July 3, 2016, the Lower Township Police Department will close Beach Drive to all vehicular and bicycle traffic from Townbank Road to Sandman Boulevard in North Cape May. The closure will be from 3:00 p.m. until the conclusion of the event, which is expected to be approximately 11:00 p.m.  Douglass Park will be closed July 2 at 10:00 p.m. and re-open July 4.
There will be “No Parking” along Beach Drive from 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. July 3, to allow for the set up and clean up of vendor’s merchandise.
The last block of Washington Boulevard, from Atlantic Avenue to Beach Drive, will be posted “No Parking” from July 2, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. until July 4, 2016, to allow for the set up and breakdown of several amusement rides that will be erected in that area. Vendors and amusement rides will stay open until approximately 10:00 p.m. on July 3. 
Motorists are warned not to block driveways, fire hydrants or intersections.  Illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and towed. There will be ample parking throughout North Cape May. Handicap parking will be available on Holmes Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Beach Drive and also Townbank Road between Fairview Road and Beach Drive. 
In the event there are lost children, parents or guardians are directed to report the lost child to the nearest police officer, who will advise the Police Command Center which will be located at Lincoln and Beach Drive.  In the event of rain, this event will be rescheduled for July 5, 2016.
Please enjoy the festival and the Lower Township Police Department would like to remind its citizens to sign up for Nixle Alerts to receive advisories like this one, emergency alerts and other community related information, like summer events in Lower Township.  Text LTPD to 888777 to sign up today, or go to www.nixle.com to register online and choose your preferences.