Posted by T. Pike (151.198.202.131) on July 03, 2000 at 11:03:28:
In Reply to: opsail posted by brooke on July 02, 2000 at 22:54:48:
: What hours of operation do the park and rides run from either the Vince Lombardi reststop, North bergen Park and ride or the military terminal in Bayonne. We will be coming from Maryland, what would our best choice be and how do we insure to have the least amount of difficulty.
Shuttle bus service to Liberty State Park will operate continuously between the hours of 8 am and 7 PM. Buses will leave Liberty
State Park to return to the park-and-ride lots beginning at 8:30 AM. Buses will continue to leave throughout the duration of the event.
The last bus leaving the park will be at 1:30 AM or until the park is empty. NJ TRANSIT personnel will be on hand for passenger
assistance.
Shuttle bus service to Liberty State Park will operate continuously between the hours of 8 am and 7 PM. Buses will leave
Liberty State Park to return to the park-and-ride lots beginning at 8:30 AM. Buses will continue to leave throughout the
duration of the event. The last bus leaving the park will be at 1:30 AM or until the park is empty. NJ TRANSIT personnel
will be on hand for passenger assistance.
You might also consider the Light Rail Parking Lots:
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Park & Ride Locations
The Park/Ride at Liberty State Park will be closed on July 4, 2000 to all automobile traffic during the OPSAIL 2000 event.
Please note that at 12:01 a.m. on July 4, vehicles that are parked in the Park/Ride lot at Liberty State Park Station will be
towed by the Jersey City Police at the owner's expense. Also on July 4, Turnpike Exit 14B and the ramp leading to the
Park/Ride at Liberty State Park will be closed.
HBLR riders can take advantage of free parking on July 4 at the Park/Ride lots located at E. 34th Street and 45th Street
stations in Bayonne and West Side Avenue Station in Jersey City. Directions to these Park/Ride locations are listed below.
E. 34th Street Park/Ride:
Avenue E in Bayonne to E. 32nd Street, east over bridge, left into temporary Park/Ride lot.
E. 45th Street Park/Ride:
Avenue E in Bayonne to E. Center St., go east over bridge, right into E. 45th St. Park/Ride.
West Side Avenue Park/Ride:
From Southern Hudson County - Route 440 North past Danforth Avenue. Go 3/4 mile, make right onto Claremont Avenue.
Turn right into the West Side Avenue Station Park/Ride.
From Newark - Truck Route 1&9 over Newark Bay Bridge to 440 South, make right onto Culver Circle to cross Route
440, left on Mallory Avenue, right onto Claremont and right into West Side Park/Ride.
NJ Transit strongly recommends that you park at one of the lots listed above and take the
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to the Liberty State Park Station.
If you have any questions, please contact the Customer Service Department at 1 (800)
772-3606 in NJ or 1 (800) 491-9400 out-of-state.