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Police to monitor Escanaba school traffic

ESCANABA -- Escanaba Public Safety Department will be monitoring traffic congestion around three Escanaba elementary schools during the next two weeks in September.

The department will be monitoring traffic around Webster, Lemmer, and the Upper Elementary Schools during school hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Sept. 9 through Sept. 20.

The information gathered from the monitoring will be used in future efforts to improve traffic safety in these areas.

Delta County Sheriff's Office will be assisting through the use of its drone.