The Town of Chesapeake Beach “Fireworks Over the Bay” have been postponed until Sunday, July 5 at dusk. We have researched the weather forecasts from various websites and weather forecasters and the determination has been made that Chesapeake Beach and surrounding areas will remain in the current pattern of rainy, stormy conditions for the next couple of days. We feel it is better to be safe than sorry and we hope that by making the call to postpone early, everyone will be able to rearrange their Holiday schedules and enjoy the fireworks on Sunday.
The following roads will close on Sunday, July 5, 2015 in preparation for the fireworks viewing and safety of pedestrians.
12:00 Noon 3rd Street at Chesapeake Avenue and Bay Avenue at 3rd Street
2:00 PM 5th Street at Chesapeake Avenue
4:00 PM 1st Street at Chesapeake Avenue; 2nd Street at Chesapeake Avenue; Bay Avenue from 1st Street to 7th Street
Roads will be closed until 11:00 pm on July 5th.
Also, please see the following traffic plan from the Sheriff’s Department for the Twin Beaches area for July 5th.
:: The traffic plan is set up to eliminate all left hand turns on a portion of Route 261 going through the Twin Beaches, eliminating the need to stop traffic randomly and enabling traffic to flow with minimal stopping. The centerline of Route 261 will be blocked with delineation devices that will prohibit vehicles from making U-turns.
Traffic north of Route 260 along Route 261 on the east side of Route 261 must make right turns and exit left on 5th Street to Boyd’s Turn Road to Route 260. Traffic on the west side of Route 261 must make a right turn and exit on 27th Street to G Street to Route 260.
Traffic south of Route 260 along Route 261 on the east side of Route 261 must make a right turn and must turn left onto Route 260. Traffic on the west side of Route 261 must turn right and continue along Route 261 to Summer City Blvd or continue south to Ponds Wood Road and proceed to Maryland Route 4.