NORWAY – Two years ago, they tried raiding the place. Last year, they sent wreckers up to tow illegally parked cars, only to have beer bottles thrown at them.

This weekend, when Fudafest takes place in North Norway, Norway police will be trying a different tack: They are closing off McKay Road to all but local traffic.

The closing will affect six homes on the road. Norway police Sgt. Rob Federico said he has talked to all the residents, and they don’t mind.

All except perhaps Aaron Fuda, whose pro-pot, pro-nudity anti-government festival is in its 13th year.

Federico said police decided to try closing the road this year to address concerns that the cars of partygoers, parked illegally on both sides of the narrow dirt road, block access to emergency vehicles.

Police will station themselves at the intersection of the McKay and Wiley roads all weekend to make sure that all but local residents are kept off McKay Road. The road dead-ends not far from the edge of Fuda’s property, where many people camp during the weekend.

Federico said he is not trying to prevent people from attending the event. All they have to do, he said, is park further away, on the wider Wiley or Holt roads, and walk up the hill to the party, which features live bands and vendors.

The party will begin Thursday night and continue through Sunday. Federico said police plan a low-key presence, and will only take action if a fight breaks out or if they see someone who is intoxicated attempting to drive.

“This way, the cops won’t need to even go up there,” he said. In past years, police would patrol the road until 2 a.m., “and as soon as they left, the bottleneck (of illegally parked cars) would be right back,” he said.

Federico said, “We may be on opposite sides of the political fence, but we need to work together to make this an event we can all live with.”