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Police add patrols, change shifts as Springfield Road closure diverts traffic onto Clifton Heights side streets
Summary
After a multi-month closure of Springfield Road, Clifton Heights police reassigned officers, adjusted signage and scheduled meetings with PennDOT to address increased side-street traffic and safety concerns.
At a Clifton Heights Borough Council meeting, the borough’s police chief reported that the closure of Springfield Road will last “several months” and is diverting substantial traffic onto local side streets.
The police chief said the borough has “been cleaning up some dead ends with traffic” since Springfield Road closed and that officers reshuffled duty hours so an overnight squad that had worked 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. will instead work 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. He said the change will put “extra extra officers on doing rush hour both in the morning and afternoon to address the issues in those areas that are affected by the road closure.”
The nut graf: the extended closure and adjacent…
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