Police May Close Park Drive During Solar Eclipse

If crowds for the upcoming solar eclipse are large in New Haven, police may elect to close Park Drive temporarily for safety reasons, Chief Dan Terry said.

After consulting with the EMA and city officials, police are keeping that option open.  “We are going to have it available to close down Park Drive so kids can walk in safety back and forth and we don’t have a problem there,” Terry said. 

Barricades will be moved to the park just in case. “If it comes to that, if it looks like it will be that crowded, we’ll have the stuff there. And we’ll make a decision that day whether to shut down the street,” he added.

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