New Jersey Department of Transportation

5:00 PM

FRIDAYSeptember 25

THURSDAYSeptember 24

Arrival at JFK International Airport

11:30 AMMulti-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum

6:00 PMMass at Madison Square Garden

6:45 PM

Evening prayer at St. Patrick’s Cathedral 8:30 AM

United Nations General-Assembly

4:00 PM

Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East Harlem

NEW YORK CITY

SUNDAYSeptember 25

SATURDAYSeptember 26

9:30 AMArrival at Philadelphia International Airport

4:45 PMVisit to Independence Mall

11:00 AMVisit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility

7:00 PMVisit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the World Meeting of Families at airport

8:40 AM

Departure from JFK International Airport

10:30 AM

Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

7:30 PM

Visit to Festival of Families and World Meeting of Families

9:15 AM

Meeting at Saint Martin’s Chapel, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

4:00 PM

Papal Mass for World Meeting of Families

8:00 PM

Departure to Rome

PHILADELPHIA

Papal Itinerary

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Understanding the Magnitude

Philadelphia

Northeast37%

South22%

West41%

Philadelphia

Baltimore

New York

Harrisburg

Bethlehem

Atlantic City

Wilmington

Trenton

Potentially more than 250,000 cars will be arriving through New Jersey that weekend.

Equivalent of 110 to 430 lane miles of bumper to bumper traffic each day.

110 mi = distance from Philly to NYC

430 mi = distance from Philly to Raleigh, NC

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Philadelphia

closed

Walt Whitmanopen

Ben Franklinpedestrians only

Commodore Barryopen

Betsy Rossopen

676

295

295

295

130

130

30

30

30

90

73

38

70

42

55

45

Local Conditions

38

7038

130

130

30

30

30

WestboundEastbound Admiral Wilson Blvd

Kaighn Ave

Marlton Pike

Marlton Pike

Brow

ning

RdRose

mont Ave

Baird Blvd

Kaighn Ave

CooperRiverPark

CamdenHighSchool

Cooper RiverPark Blvd

Ramp to US 30 West:closed

Kaighn Avenue:through-traffic closed

Browning Rd Connector:Northbound closed

Buses continue toevent parking

Ramp to US 30 West:closed

Left turn permittedfor buses

All cars must exit US 30at Baird Blvd South, thenproceed to ramp forUS 30 East

Use Marlton Pikefor US 130 North

Use Strand Avefor US 130 North

All traffic must exitRoute 38 for US 30 West

US 30 / US 130 / Route 38 InterchangeClosureBus RouteDetour to US 130 SouthDetours to US 130 North

See Inset

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Regional Diversion

PointsSouth

PointsNorth

50 miles

Princeton

Philadelphia

Baltimore

New York

Harrisburg

Bethlehem

Atlantic City

Wilmington

Lancaster

Trenton

476

195276

295

95

81

83

78

76

95

NJ Roads will be saturated.

Bridge closings could create paralyzing gridlock.

GoalBackground traffic must be reduced at least 50%.

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Walking Distance to Papal Mass

PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art

Betsy RossBridge

Walt WhitmanBridge

Ben Franklin Bridge is a 135 foot climb, equivalent to a 13 story building

295

295

295

676

676

76

76

76

95

95

95

70

41

41

73

90

41

70

38

38

30

30

130

130

130

130

5 mi3–4 hrs

9 mi5–6 hrs

7 mi4–5 hrs

11 mi6–7 hrs

Gloucester City

Cherry Hill

Moorestown

Camden

Maple ShadeTownship

Haddonfield

Collingswood

Oaklyn

Audubon

Woodlynne

PennsaukenTownship

HaddonTownship

Audubon Park

Brooklawn HaddonHeights

Greentree

Cinnaminson

Philadelphia

168

168

New Jersey Department of Transportation

NJ TRANSIT Service During the Papal Visit