The document outlines the New Jersey Department of Transportation's plans for transportation management during Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in late September, which is expected to draw over 250,000 visitors to New Jersey. It details road closures and detours around Philadelphia and in the surrounding New Jersey areas, as well as alternatives to driving like taking NJ Transit trains or buses. The goal is to reduce background traffic by at least 50% through diversions to prevent gridlock on roads and bridges leading to the papal events in Philadelphia.

1. New Jersey Department of Transportation
5:00 PM
FRIDAY
September 25
THURSDAY
September 24
Arrival at JFK
International
Airport
11:30 AM
Multi-religious
service at 9/11
Memorial and
Museum
6:00 PM
Mass 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
SUNDAY
September 25
SATURDAY
September 26
9:30 AM
Arrival at
Philadelphia
International
Airport
4:45 PM
Visit to
Independence Mall
11:00 AM
Visit to
Curran-Fromhold
Correctional Facility
7:00 PM
Visit 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

2. New Jersey Department of Transportation
Understanding the Magnitude
Philadelphia
Northeast
37%
South
22%
West
41%
Philadelphia
Baltimore
NewYork
risburg
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

3. New Jersey Department of Transportation
Philadelphia
closed
Walt Whitman
open
Ben Franklin
pedestrians only
Commodore Barry
open
Betsy Ross
open
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
Westbound
Eastbound Admiral Wilson Blvd
Kaighn Ave
Marlton Pike
Marlton Pike
BrowningRd
Rosem
ontAve
Baird
Blvd
Kaighn Ave
Cooper
River
Park
Camden
High
School
Cooper River
Park
Blvd
Ramp to US 30 West:
closed
Kaighn Avenue:
through-traffic closed
Browning Rd Connector:
Northbound closed
Buses continue to
event parking
Ramp to US 30 West:
closed
Left turn permitted
for buses
All cars must exit US 30
at Baird Blvd South, then
proceed to ramp for
US 30 East
Use Marlton Pike
for US 130 North
Use Strand Ave
for US 130 North
All traffic must exit
Route 38 for US 30 West
US 30 / US 130 / Route 38 Interchange
Closure
Bus Route
Detour to US 130 South
Detours to US 130 North
See Inset

4. New Jersey Department of Transportation
Regional Diversion
Points
South
Points
North
50 miles
Princeton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
NewYork
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.
Goal
Background traffic
must be reduced at
least 50%.

5. New Jersey Department of Transportation
Walking Distance to Papal Mass
Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Betsy Ross
Bridge
Walt Whitman
Bridge
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 mi
3–4 hrs
9 mi
5–6 hrs
7 mi
4–5 hrs
11 mi
6–7 hrs
Gloucester
City
Cherry Hill
Moorestown
Camden
Maple Shade
Township
Haddonfield
Collingswood
Oaklyn
Audubon
Woodlynne
Pennsauken
Township
Haddon
Township
Audubon Park
Brooklawn Haddon
Heights
Greentree
Cinnaminson
Philadelphia
168
168

6. New Jersey Department of Transportation
NJ TRANSIT Service During the Papal Visit