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The Fare is $1.50 until 9 p.m. (rides then become FREE).
The Light Rail stops at Liberty State Park.
The best way to get to the Park is to leave your car home! Take the PATH to the Exchange Place
station. Upstairs, the Exchange Place Light Rail station is only one block south-west.
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. |
| Newark-World Trade Center | Every 10 minute From 8 a.m on July 4th to 12:30 a.m. July 5th |
| Journal Square-33rd Street and Hoboken-33rd Street |
Every 10 minutes From 8 a.m on July 4th to 12:15 a.m. July 5th |
All New Jersey Transit buses and trains will be on a Sunday schedule.
Free Shuttle Service
North Bergen Park and Ride
next to Routes 495 and 3
The Vince Lombardi Park and Ride
NJ Turnpike near Ridgfield's Exit 18
Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne
Off of Route 169
The Parking Lots will be FREE on July 4th!
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.
Ferry Service
All ferries service will be suspended on July 4th, with the exception of the of the Staten Island Ferry.
Street Closings
Bayonne
No driving or walking to events at the Military Ocean Terminal
Take a bus from:
40th and Avenue C
23rd and Delmonte Drive
4th and Broadway
Hoboken
All streets east of Hudson Street will be closed to motor vehicles.
Jersey City
New Jersey Turnpike
Exit 14B will be closed all day on the fourth.
(Westbound lanes closing at 8:00 p.m.)
Routes 1 &9, 3, 7, and 139
Lanes closed for construction will be re-opened for July 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
Washington Boulevard
Closed to motor vehicles on July 4th, north of York Street
Marin Boulevard (Henderson Street)
Closed to motor vehicles on July 4th
Johnston Avenue, Caven Point Road, and Linden Avenue
Closed to motor vehicles on July 4th, east of Princeton Avenue
North Hudson
Boulevard East (and connecting streets)
River Road (from Weehawken to Edgewater)
Closed to motor vehicles by 5:00 p.m. July 4th.
Closed to motor vehicles by 5:00 p.m. July 4th.
