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PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - In connection with upcoming "Fete to Fitness Jump-up" which is scheduled for March 21st 2015 the Police Department is taking the following traffic measures on the date mentioned.

The jump-up will start at 08.00 p.m. on the Sucker garden road in the vicinity of Monchi's Bar and will be taking the following route: Sucker garden road - Freedom Fighter round-about – Salt Picker's round-about – W.J.A. Nisbet road – Percy Labega Street – Long wall Road – Front Street Emma plein – Welvaart brug – W. Buncamper Road – Freedom Fighters round-about – W.J.A. Nisbet Road – Salt Picker's Round- about – Soualiga Road and end at the parking lot in front of the Festival Village.

05.00 p.m.:
Front Street will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic. All alleys connecting to Front Street from Back Street will also be closed. All alleys connecting Front Street to the boardwalk should remain clear in case of emergency. All residents and business operators, hotel operators should take good note of this information. Hotel operators should inform the clients of this temporary traffic measure. Parking in Front Street during the passage of the jump-up is not allowed. Vehicles found parked in Front Street will be towed at the owners cost. This traffic measure will remain in place until the jump-up has cleared Front Street. All drivers should take good note of this measure.

07.30 p.m.:
Sucker garden road closed at the entrance to Guana Bay road. No traffic in the direction of Arch road. Sucker garden road closed at the entrance to Arch Road. No traffic in the direction of Guana Bay road. Sucker garden road closed off at the Freedom Fighters round-about. No traffic in the direction Guana Bay road.

08.00 p.m.:
Buncamper road closed off at the Freedom Fighters round-about. No traffic in the dirction of the Freedom Fighters round-about. W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at the Salt Pickers round about. No traffic towards Freedom Fighters round about.

08.30 p.m.:
W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at Voges Street. No traffic on the W.J.A. Nisbet road. Soualiga Boulevard closed off at the Salt Pickers round about. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about. D.A. Peterson Street closed off at the Salt Picker round about. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about. W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at the Codville Webster road. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about.

09.00 p.m.:
W.J.A. Nisbet road closed of at the Hensey Beaujon Street. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about.

09.30 p.m.:
W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at Percy Labega Street. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about.

09.40 p.m.:
Long wall road closed at Prins Bernard brug and Back Street. No traffic will be allowed on the Long wall road. Kerkhof straat closed off at Front Street. No traffic in the direction of Kerkhof Straat and Front Street. Little Bay road closed off at Front Street. No traffic in the direction of Kerkhof straat and Front Street.

11.00 p.m.:
Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard closed off at Welvaart brug. No traffic in the direction of Buncamper Road. Buncamper road closed off at the Freedom Fighters round about. No traffic in the direction of the Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard.

11.15 p.m.:
Sucker garden road closed off at Freedom Fighters round about. No traffic in the direction of W.J.A. Nisbet road. W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at the Salt Pickers round about. No traffic towards the Freedom Fighters round about.

11.30. p.m.:
Soualiga Boulevard closed of at the Rock salt road. No traffic towards the Salt Pickers round about. D.A. Peterson Street closed off at the Salt Pickers round about. No traffic in the direction of the Salt Pickers round about. W.J.A. Nisbet road closed off at Codville Webster road. No traffic in the direction of Salt Picker round about.

It should be noted that after the jump-up has reached its final destination, the Salt Pickers round about will be partially closed until all pedestrian traffic has diminished. Motor vehicle traffic will only be allowed on the W.J.A. Nisbeth road in the direction of the Prins Bernard bridge and the Salt Pickers round about. All other main roads, streets and alleys will at that time be open to all traffic.