Four Meriden Streets to Soon Serve One-Way Traffic

Four streets near schools in Meriden will soon have one-way access, the Record-Journal reports.

The Police Department wants to convert Dove Drive, Markham Place, Monroe Court and James Street in an effort to improve school safety during pickup and drop-off times.

Police Capt. Patrick Gaynor told the Record-Journal that all four roads have caused traffic and safety issues for parents and students.

The changes will go into effect on Monday, WFSB reported.

Police told WFSB that the aim of the changes was to ease traffic and make it easier for students to cross the streets.

According to the Journal, police had been considering the changes for several years but looked at the issue more seriously in the last year.

Public Safety Committee Chairman Kevin Scarpati told the paper the committee wants to make sure that students are getting to their cars as safely as possible.

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