The Waterbury City Police Department has once again announced to the public that they will be opening a DUI and security checkpoint, which will take place this evening.
Working with the State of Connecticut and the Department of Transportation & Highway Safety Administration, the Waterbury Police Department – Traffic Services will establish a DUI and security checkpoint in the area of ​​524 Hamilton Avenue between 7:00 p.m. and midnight tonight, Friday, March 19 .
This is a very good place to set up a security checkpoint. This portion of Hamilton Avenue runs parallel to I-84 – right next to Brass Mill Center Mall, the Holy Land, and the portion of Calvary Cemetery bisected by Hamilton Park.
Travelers coming from East Mountain along Rt. 69 may want to try an alternative route tonight. As you drive past the Outside Inn / Tony’s Auto / Dunkin / I-84 towards downtown, watch out for the flashing lights slowing you down.
Just last week, Waterbury also had a DUI and security checkpoint in another part of the city, at the corner of Baldwin Street / South Main Street and Pearl Lake Road. Three weeks ago, a similar checkpoint was set up in the East End of the city on East Main Street in the area of ​​Costco, Cheshire Coffee and my beloved Tiramisu restaurant. According to the Waterbury Police Department, the East Main Street checkpoint resulted in a DUI arrest of 1,300 vehicles passing through.