Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) has warned drivers that officers will be out to enforce traffic restrictions in an around educational institutions as schools restart after the winter holidays.
“ATTENTION: Durham Region residents please slow down and be alert with kids back to school this week. Put your phones down and obey speed limits and traffic signs. We can all work together to make our community safer,” said an alert issued yesterday.
DRPS Traffic Services said as schools start back, our officers visit some community safety zones across our region.
“Please slow down and drive with care.”
It issued the call after an incident on Harwood Avenue and Woodcock Avenue in Ajax, which is now a posted 40kmh zone.
Back to school starts today at J Clarke Richardson Collegiate and Norte Dame CS, it pointed out.
Road Closures
DRPS Traffic Services also had to close traffic along Lake Ridge Road in Scugog between Chalk Lake Road and Regional Road 21 for a collision investigation.
About an hour later, the road was reopened.
However, Taunton Road was closed between Courtice Road and Enfield Road in Clarington for a house fire. Please choose an alternate route, said the police.
DRPS Traffic Services clocked a driver doing 91kmh along Scugog Line 6 and Easy Street in Port Perry, which is a posted 60kmh zone (below).
Please ensure you plan ahead, and if someone asks you to do something at the last minute, incorporate travel time, advised the police.
