​Road, Sidewalk Closures Announced For Trump Plaza Implosion

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Ahead of Atlantic City's plan to implode the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on Wednesday, police released a map detailing road and sidewalk closures.

Closures will begin at 6 a.m. and are expected to reopen by 1 p.m. (see list and map below)

The implosion is set to take place at 9 a.m. During a news conference Wednesday, Mayor Marty Small Sr. encouraged people to watch from the designated public viewing site at Bader Field.

Each car must pay $10 to enter the field from Albany or Filbert Avenues, and gates will open at 7 a.m. According to city officials, the field can accommodate up to 4,500 cars. Small said the special event parking fee is required by a city ordinance.

The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City received its highest $175,000 donation in the auction from building owner Carl Icahn. Icahn will not be pressing a demolition button as initially planned due to safety concerns.

Atlantic City police announced the following closures:

• Pacific Avenue east bound will be detoured at Georgia Avenue. Traffic will be sent north to Atlantic Avenue.
• Pacific Avenue west bound will be detoured at Arkansas Avenue. Traffic will be sent north to Atlantic Avenue.
• Mississippi Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and the Boardwalk will be closed.
• Columbia Place between Pacific Avenue and the Boardwalk will be closed.
• Missouri Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and the Boardwalk will be closed.
• The Boardwalk and Beach between Georgia Avenue and Arkansas Avenue will be closed.

Police said Atlantic Avenue will be open to all traffic and is recommended for travel.

Atlantic City police officers will be assigned throughout the perimeter of the exclusion zone.

Motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be prohibited in the area of the detonation zone. Police said individuals who unlawfully enter this zone are subject to arrest.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction within one-half mile of the implosion site from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. This restriction includes unmanned drones.

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