Drones help police manage traffic congestion on game day
See how Port St. Lucie Police Department uses drones to keep traffic flowing into Clover Park so fans spend less time on the road, get into this Florida stadium sooner.
- Spring training continues on the Treasure Coast. Port St.
- Lucie Police are once again using a traffic plan that they rolled out last
- year. Angela Rozier got a demonstration on how
- it works on game days.
- You know, depending on the time and the day, traffic along St.
- Lucie West and Peacock Boulevards can be heavy.
- And take a look at this. On game days, police are out here trying to
- help reduce that congestion.
- This road right here is Peacock, and as you can see there,
- the zoom on these
- drones is so good, you can see all the way out to 95 right
- here.
- This real time video captured by Port St.
- Lucie Police is helping officers monitor congestion outside Clover
- Park. The use of drone technology is a significant part of the
- department's plan to help reduce traffic at the park, especially during New York
- Mets spring training game days. Along with two drone units, there are
- also two traffic units and one sergeant supervising the exterior
- of the
- stadium to help alleviate traffic.
- Our SWAT technicians, who are a part of the drone team and use
- drone capabilities, they're monitoring the traffic from the
- air and then
- relaying that information to our traffic unit.
- The department conducted a similar operation last year, and
- when combined with
- the road improvements made near I-95 and St.
- Lucie West Boulevard, officers say the plan worked.
- It did help improve with traffic flow and reduce the
- congestion in the area, so we implemented it this year as
- well.
- Stadium officials are also doing their part by getting
- people into the park quicker
- and off the road. Still, anyone traveling in the area on game
- days should be prepared to see some delays.
- Now, the games will be taking place for a few
- more weeks.
- The last game will be against the New York Yankees. In Port St.
- Lucie, Angela Rozier, WPBF 25
- News.
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