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==Infrastructure== === Public safety === ==== Law enforcement ==== The Wall Township Police Department, consisting of approximately 68 sworn officers, provides primary law enforcement services for the township from their headquarters at 2700 Allaire Road.<ref>[http://www.wallpolice.org/directions The Wall Township Police Department] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://policescorecard.org/nj/police-department/wall-township#scorecard-at-a-glance|title=Wall Township Police Department |access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref> ==== Fire protection ==== Wall Township is served by three fire districts.<ref name="Emergency Services and Information">[http://www.wallnj.com/356/Emergency-Services-Information Emergency Services and Information] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> Wall Fire Company # 1 (52β1), the first volunteer fire company to serve the township, and known for years as the West Belmar Fire Company, was created in December 1909. Today this company remains all volunteer and serves the residents of the West Belmar section of town, also known as Wall Fire District No. 1.<ref>[http://wfd1.net/ Home page], Wall Fire Company. Accessed July 22, 2013.{{dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref> The headquarters station is located at 1511 18th Avenue, while the original 1910 fire station located at 1619 State Highway 71 is still in service as a satellite station.<ref>[http://wfd1.net/stations.html Fire Stations] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> Glendola Fire Company (52β2), also known as Wall Fire District No. 2, was formed in May 1931. Their headquarters station is located at 3404 Belmar Boulevard.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pg/GlendolaFireCo/about/?ref=page_internal Glendola Fire Company β About] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> South Wall Fire-Rescue (52β3), protecting Wall Fire District No. 3, was established in 1946. Headquartered at 2605 Atlantic Avenue, South Wall responds to calls for service in the south end of town.<ref>[http://southwallfire.com/ South Wall Fire Rescue] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> Fire inspection services for the entire township are provided by Wall Fire District No. 1 through the Fire Prevention Bureau.<ref>[http://www.wtfd1.com/about-wall-fire-district-1/ About Wall Fire District 1] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> The fire marshal's office is located at 2700 Allaire Road.<ref>[http://www.wallnj.com/297/Fire-Prevention-Department Fire Prevention Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216151623/http://wallnj.com/297/Fire-Prevention-Department |date=December 16, 2016 }} Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> ==== Emergency medical services ==== Wall Township is served by three first aid squads.<ref name="Emergency Services and Information"/> Wall First Aid was formed in September 1939 and is known as Wall Township First Aid & Rescue Squad (52β21). Their station is located at 1900 Monmouth Boulevard, just off State Route 18.<ref>[http://wallfirstaid.com/history/ History Wall Township First Aid & Rescue Squad] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> Wall Community First Aid Squad (52β22) was established on November 15, 1960. They operate from 1417 Lakewood Road, and primarily respond to the south end of the township.<ref>[http://www.wcfas.org/about.html Wall Community First Aid Squad β About] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> The Wall Township Police Department established a paid EMS squad (52β23) in 1999 to supplement the volunteer squads during the weekday daytime hours when they were prone to manpower shortages. Wall EMS continues to be operated as part of the Wall Township Police Department.<ref>[http://www.wallpolice.org/ems Wall Police Department EMS] Accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> ===Transportation=== ====Roads and highways==== [[File:2020-07-15 18 06 42 View east along Interstate 195 (Central Jersey Expressway) at Exit 35A (New Jersey State Route 34 SOUTH to Garden State Parkway SOUTH, Brielle) in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The junction of [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]], [[New Jersey Route 138|Route 138]], [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]] in Wall Township]] A major transportation hub for [[Central Jersey]], Wall Township is crisscrossed by several major highways that travel throughout the state. {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|200.26|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|146.03|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|24.91|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|22.78|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|6.54|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> Two major limited-access highways run through Wall Township: the [[Garden State Parkway]] (including interchange 98 for Belmar / Wall)<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=32 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> and [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]], which ends at Route 34 and continues as [[New Jersey Route 138|Route 138]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000195__-.pdf#page=12 Interstate 195 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000138__-.pdf Route 138 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> Several state routes also pass through the township, including [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]], which begins at a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Route 138,<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000018__-.pdf Route 18 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]],<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000033__-.pdf Route 33 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed September 17, 2020.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] (with its southern terminus at the interchange of Routes 35 and 70),<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000034__-.pdf Route 34 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]],<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000035__-.pdf#page=6 Route 35 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 70|Route 70]] (which has its eastern terminus at Route 34 and continues towards the east as Route 35),<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000070__-.pdf#page=21 Route 70 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 71|Route 71]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000071__-.pdf#page=2 Route 71 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2013.</ref> Major county roads that traverse through the township include [[County Route 524 (New Jersey)|CR 524]], [[County Route 547 (New Jersey)|CR 547]] and [[County Route 549 (New Jersey)|CR 549]]. ====Public transportation==== {{Infobox airport | name = Monmouth Executive Airport | image = | IATA = BLM | ICAO = KBLM | FAA = BLM | type = Public use | owner = Wall Herald Corp. | operator = | city-served = [[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar]] / [[Farmingdale, New Jersey|Farmingdale]] | location = Wall Township, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] | elevation-f = 153 | website = | pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Monmouth County#USA New Jersey#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Monmouth County / New Jersey / US | pushpin_label = '''BLM''' | pushpin_label_position = top | r1-number = 14/32 | r1-length-f = 7,371 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 3/21 | r2-length-f = 3,512 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2010 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 57,229 | footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=BLM|use=PU|own=PR|site=13524.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.</ref> }} =====Bus===== Bus service is available from the Garden State Parkway to the [[Wall Street|Financial District]] in [[Lower Manhattan]] via the [[Academy Bus|Academy Bus Line]]. Monmouth Park & Ride is located in the township off of the Garden State Parkway at mile marker 100. It is an express route to New York City during peak rush-hour.<ref>[https://academybus.com/commuter#park-ride Academy Bus Park & Ride], Accessed June 18, 2023.</ref> [[NJ Transit]] bus service is available between the township and [[Philadelphia]] on the [[317 (New Jersey bus)|317]] route, with local service offered on the [[830 (New Jersey bus)|830]] and [[836 (New Jersey bus)|836]] routes.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref> =====Rail===== [[NJ Transit]] offers passenger train service at stations at [[Belmar station|Belmar]],<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/belmar-station Belmar station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> [[Manasquan station|Manasquan]]<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/Manasquan-station Manasquan station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> and [[Spring Lake station|Spring Lake]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/spring-lake-station Spring Lake station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service is provided on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], offering express and local service. Diesel service operates from [[Hoboken Terminal]] to [[Bay Head station]]. Electric service operates from [[New York Penn Station]] to [[Long Branch station (NJ Transit)|Long Branch station]], where the electrified portion of the line ends. Mid-line stations include [[Newark Penn Station]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport Station]] and [[Secaucus Junction]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map β Rail Service], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> =====Aviation===== [[Monmouth Executive Airport]], which is located in the township (despite having a [[Farmingdale, New Jersey|Farmingdale]] address), supplies short-distance flights for private jets to surrounding areas.<ref>[https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airport.search=blm Airline and Location Code Search ], [[International Air Transport Association]], accessed March 8, 2023.</ref> The next nearest major commercial airports are [[Trenton-Mercer Airport]], which serves several domestic destinations via [[Frontier Airlines]] and located {{convert|35|mi}} west (about 43 minutes drive); and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], which serves as a major hub for [[United Airlines]] and located {{convert|40|mi}} north (about 55 minutes drive) from the center of Wall Township.<ref>[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-wall-township-nj-to-trenton-nj Wall NJ to Trenton NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed March 3, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-wall-township-nj-to-newark-nj Wall NJ to Newark NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed March 8, 2023.</ref> ===Healthcare=== [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]] is a 691-bed non-profit, [[Tertiary care|tertiary]] research and [[teaching hospital|academic medical center]] located in neighboring [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]] as part of the [[Hackensack Meridian Health]] system, serving the northern [[Jersey Shore]] region.<ref>[https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/locations/jersey-shore-university-medical-center/about-us About Us: Jersey Shore University Medical Center], [[Hackensack Meridian Health]]. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/hpr/characteristics.aspx?num=11303 Jersey Shore University Medical Center], [[New Jersey Department of Health]]. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref> ===Telecommunications=== Wall Township is served by [[area codes 732 and 848]] (for landlines and cell phones) and [[area code 908|908]] (for cell phones). The township is a major landing point for multiple transatlantic subsea cables, including [[Havfrue]] [[AEC-2]], [[Seaborn Networks]]' Seabras-1, and [[TGN Atlantic]]'s TGN1 and TGN2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/trans-atlantic/havfrue |title=HAVFRUE/AEC-2 |website=Submarine Networks |date=|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref><ref name=center1>{{cite web|url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/de-cix-pop-deployed-njfx-campus/ |title=DE-CIX PoP deployed at NJFX campus |website=Data Center Dynamics |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=submarine>{{cite web|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/zh/systems/trans-atlantic/havfrue |title = AEC-2 HAVFRUE |website=Submarine Networks |date= |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
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