Beach Town Closed Itself To Visitors After Reaching 'Capacity'
Geo Beats
2015-06-15
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Belmar in New Jersey got so many visitors recently that it had to temporarily block incoming traffic on a highway in order to control overcrowding.
With the summer finally here, people are flocking to beach towns along the U.S. East Coast.
Belmar in New Jersey got so many visitors recently that it had to temporarily block incoming traffic on a highway in order to control overcrowding.
The town's mayor, Matt Doherty, posted on Twitter Sunday afternoon, "Belmar has reached it capacity and we are shutting down all traffic into town from Route 35 effective immediately."
Belmar's population is about 6,000 but it sees tens of thousands
With the summer finally here, people are flocking to beach towns along the U.S. East Coast.
Belmar in New Jersey got so many visitors recently that it had to temporarily block incoming traffic on a highway in order to control overcrowding.
The town's mayor, Matt Doherty, posted on Twitter Sunday afternoon, "Belmar has reached it capacity and we are shutting down all traffic into town from Route 35 effective immediately."
Belmar's population is about 6,000 but it sees tens of thousands
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