Closures. To night we have much more detailed look at the tight security measures put into place fort popes visit to philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter laid out an extensive plan that will impact everyone coming to see the pope and those who live in and around the city. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im ukee washington. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is along the ben franklin parkway with more on the restrictions that need to be known. David . Reporter ukee where im standing in the parkway behind me will become the red zone for pope francis visit at the end of the september. Mayor nutter throughout lot of information today regarding security. But the big thing is a security map that has several different zones that will play out that entire weekend. If you want to be anywhere near the action when pope francis comes to town, take a good look at this map. The black and red zones are the most secure. You wont find any vehicles inside. This huge event has in fact been classified as a
The restrictions that need to be known. David . Reporter ukee where im standing in the parkway behind me will become the red zone for pope francis visit at the end of the september. Mayor nutter throughout lot of information today regarding security. But the big thing is a security map that has several different zones that will play out that entire weekend. If you want to be anywhere near the action when pope francis comes to town, take a good look at this map. The black and red zones are the most secure. You wont find any vehicles inside. This huge event has in fact been classified as a National Special security event by the secretary of the department of homeland security. Reporter one week after announcing this traffic box, mayor Michael Nutter dove a little deeper into the box to give specific zoning instructions. The traffic box will go into effect in the city at 6 00 oclock friday evening. The red and black zones are more secure and will go into effect saturday morning. Pope fran
Say, cool side, it is actually going to be warming up pretty readily here. What we are looking at here, are your dew points, remember, lower the dew point, drier the air mass, because we have such light wind, this is actually real good hair day. Even though we will start to heat up bit more from here, here the 40s after all up at mount pocono, nice crisp air mass outside. Were at 67 currently, in philadelphia, at the airport, especially. Northwest wind flow at the moment, still being reported up at mount pocono, that will be shifting more west, then eventually southwesterly, and that is what really starts to get that humidity ramp up for us, because when you have the air mass coming in from the deep south, you know how it is, down that way, of course it is muggier. Thats headed our way with time. So beautiful day, pleasant granted but a lot warmer, high hits about 88 degrees at the height of the afternoon. But still, full sunshine, the expectation, and that goes for the entire region,
Specific information from new jerseys department of transportation for people specifically who plan to ride patco and for people who plan to make that hike, that very long walk across the ben franklin bridge. Exactly what roads will be closed is what well detail now. Multiple agencies, including the new Jersey Department of transportation, new jersey transit, which runs the river line, as well as the turnpike authority, state police and camden officials, as you can imagine, have been working at a roundtable on this plan for many months now. Heres what we just found out. Special tickets for the Atlantic City line and the river line will be required and they will go on sale this saturday. New jersey is to close certain exits on 295, that is if traffic from the pope causes dangerous backups. Were told that would be worstcase scenario. The river line will have minimal stops. The walt whitman, betsy ross brinls will stay open, and exit 663 heading into philadelphia from camden will be close
Take a look outside. We will show you what is going on. An absolute gorgeous day. Low humidities, clear skies, a great morning outside and the temperature to start the day around the area is a very comfortable 70 degrees around much of the area and the temperature right now in central park is 70. The day will feature a lot of sun because we will see across the area High Pressure building in making for a great day. We got weather and traffic every seven minutes. Heather has the day off. Debbie duhaime is in the good morning. Good morning, everybody. On the e train and 7 train earlier problems cleared. On the d right now, delays in switching problems. So, we will keep an eye on that for you as well. 95 northbound up to darien, up. On the southbound side of the new york state thruway to exit 12 approaching the tappan zee, construction continues as well. A problem on the Grand Central west at 168th street, accident in the construction zone. Heading to the inbound b. Q. E. Into the Brooklyn