Belmar mayor temporarily closes town to incoming traffic; says it has reached capacity [NJ]

NJ.com ^ | June 14, 2015 at 7:38 PM | Alex Napoliello NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

[Olog-hai]

The mayor of this small beach town halted all incoming traffic from a major roadway for several hours on Sunday after it became too jammed with tourists.

Mayor Matt Doherty announced in a tweet shortly after 3 p.m. that all traffic into Belmar from Route 35 would be shut down immediately. He said in the tweet that the town had “reached its capacity.” […]

The 1.6 square mile beach town has an estimated population of approximately 6,000 people, but that number swells to more than 60,000 in the summer.

He said a “perfect storm of good things” led to an influx in visitors. …

[rktman]

OMG! Is it near the tipping point like Guam. :>}

[2banana]

Bridge Gate Part II!

[Ken522]

There was this dance club in Belmar .. wonder if it’s still there ...

[novemberslady]

I gather business was very good during the seafood festival
:)

[dp0622]

the Best times of my life were the summer shore houses in Belmar.
my young 20s, a little beer, and plenty of gals walking around.

[Rembrandt]

Mayor Doherty belongs on the border with MX!

[Patriot Babe]

ROFL

[SamAdams76]

This is the time of year to eat buckets of steamed clams, drenched in butter and washed down with pilsner beer.

Also, corn on the cob.

[capydick]

D'Jais? Yep, still there drawing a ton of kids / bennies on the weekends - been quite awhile since I was there myself! :-)

[Jonty30]

I get the impression Branson is like this during their peak season. The best time to go to Branson is early April when the acts are fresh and tourists are just starting to come in.

[NonValueAdded]

Sorry, we’re full

[rktman]

Probably inundated by now with so many people there.

[ThomasThomas]

If only he was mayor of a boarder town. He could teach governor moonbeam Jr a few things.

[HoosierDammit]

I don’t know how old you are, but summer on the Jersey shore in the late 60’s through the 70’s - the place Springsteen sings about in his early records - is something I truly wish I could go back in time and experience. As a late Gen Xer, I’m afraid that is one slice of Americana that peaked just before I was born and then died a slow death at the hands of cynicism and caricature.

[dp0622]

I hate his politics, love his songs. Born in ‘68.

Deep Purple/Zeppelin then glam rock then Guns N Roses

Now Tylenol pm lol

[adorno]

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

[frithguild]

Every retrograde society produces unbelievable music. Red Bank Catholic ‘79. I know every place I his songs.

[smokingfrog]

A couple of shark attacks should clear things out.

dun tun dun tun dun tun dun tun ...

[randita]

I “did” the Jersey shore in the 60’s and 70’s. Trust me, it wasn’t that special (other than the time we saw the Four Seasons at Steel Pier). It was more family friendly, though. Gambling took everything downhill in a hurry.