Traffic & Transit

Memorial Day Parade Bringing Lakewood Road Closures

The parade Monday morning will force traffic detours; motorists should exercise caution.

LAKEWOOD, NJ — If you are driving through Lakewood Monday morning, avoid the area around Clifton Avenue and Main Street.

Road closures will be in effect starting around 10:30 a.m. for the township's Memorial Day parade and commemoration.

Lakewood police said Clifton Avenue will be closed between 8th Street and Main Street until at least 11:30 a.m.

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The parade will begin with the raising of the flag at 10:30 a.m. at Town Square, then proceed down Clifton Avenue to the All Wars Memorial at Lake Carasaljo on North Lake Drive. A Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m., led by Mayor Ray Coles and Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller.

Exercise caution in the area.

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