Holiday Traffic Officers Make the Season Merry and Bright
In December, the only thing more reliable than St. Nick himself is the return of holiday traffic. To help keep things moving along, Buckhead Community Improvement District is bringing back its holiday traffic officer program. For more than a decade, BCID has funded and managed the seasonal deployment of additional off-duty Atlanta Police Department (APD) traffic officers in Buckhead’s busiest intersections surrounding Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza.
“Buckhead is a vibrant community year-round, and our holiday celebrations, shopping destinations and top-tier restaurants make the area even more popular this time of year,” said Jim Durrett, executive director of BCID. “We’re glad to work with off-duty APD officers to help make sure that residents and visitors can efficiently move through our streets again this year.”
The holiday traffic officer program focuses on helping traffic move more efficiently during peak rush hour times by keeping the intersections clear when drivers are entering or exiting shopping malls, offices or retail developments. This year, the CID will strategically place patrols at the following locations:
- Peachtree Road at Lenox Road
- Peachtree Road at Monarch/Mall Entrance
- Peachtree Road at Lenox Parkway
- Lenox Road at Kingsboro Road
- Lenox Road at East Paces Ferry Road
Patrol hours begin at noon on Friday, Nov. 29 and will cover weekend and weekday rush hour traffic to alleviate blocked intersections and highly visited roadways.
