Officials have released statements and a traffic advisory surrounding the presidential visit.
NEWARK -- Not many details have been disclosed about President Barack Obama's impending visit to New Jersey, but local Newark officials are warning residents to prepare for it.
"We anticipate delays and congestion in the entire downtown area and surrounding streets between the hours of (noon and) 10 p.m.," the police department said in a traffic advisory released Friday afternoon.
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One of the first statements released by the city about the presidential visit, the advisory asked residents and visitors to allow extra travel time and take mass transit.
"Due to (Obama's) visit we are expecting major traffic delays," it said.
According to the White House, Obama is expected to discuss criminal justice issues, and that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Senator Cory Booker are expected to be a part of the event.
The president will visit the Integrity House, a residential recovery house in the city, and will convene a roundtable at Rutgers-Newark on the topic, officials said.
Baraka has not yet released any statements about the visit, but Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said the visit is an opportunity for the region.
"We are pleased President Obama chose to come here to discuss criminal justice issues. The national platform allows us to highlight the positive initiatives being undertaken at the county and municipal levels to address topics such as prisoner re-entry and recidivism," DiVincenzo said in a statement Friday.
"It also puts our community in the spotlight and gives us an opportunity to show the world the progress being made in Essex County and Newark."
A spokesman for the county executive did not respond to questions about whether or not DiVincenzo will be a part of the event.
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