Long Lines For Gas At Foster's

Open it, and they will come. 

The gas pumps in front of Mayor Jeffrey Foster's Auto shop on Belmar Boulevard near New Bedford Road opened Thursday night. 

Police squad cars closed one entrance to the gas station, forcing drivers to line up on the westbound side of the road. The line instantly grew to Adrienne Street. 

By 7:15 p.m., the station was closed. Police, who were monitoring the line, said the station would be open in the morning, but another delivery of gas wasn't expected for four days.

Preparations were being made late Thursday at the Route 34 Wawa station and the BP station on the routes 33/34 circle, formerly the Circle Gas station. It appeared both would be open Friday morning.

The Exxon station also in that area was briefly opened Wednesday night, but has run out of gas, police said.