Full Notification

The Hawthorne Police Traffic Bureau is working in conjunction with the Hawthorne High School to improve the vehicular traffic congestion on Parmelee Avenue. For many years during school drop and dismissal the police department along with school administration has recognized the bottle necking effect on Parmelee Avenue from Warburton Avenue prolonging north to Vreeland Avenue.
The Traffic Bureau has been conducting a review of the area in an effort to relieve the issues residents in the immediate block experience. Another very important issue is the ability for emergency services to enter this area during congestion.
With the aforementioned being the problem, a solution is being explored.  The Traffic Bureau will be deploying a road closed sign affixed to a barricade. The pilot / test closure will be in place from Monday January 24, 2022 until Friday January 28, 2022. Approximately times of road closure will be morning drop off 7:30 am –8:30 am (delayed opening 9:30-10:30 am). The closure be redeployed during dismissals approximately 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm (half day dismissal 12:00-1:00 pm).
During the closure vehicles will not be permitted to enter Parmelee Avenue from Warburton Avenue. However, residents shall travel either direction within this section of Parmelee Avenue.