DUI Checkpoint On Tap For Manchester To Begin Holiday Weekend

Manchester CT

24 May, 2021

4:31 PM

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MANCHESTER, CT — Authorities will be out in force looking for drunken drivers to kick off the long Memorial Day weekend. The Manchester Police Department in conjunction with Metro Traffic Services have scheduled a sobriety checkpoint for Friday. The checkpoint will be set up on Buckland Street near Tolland Turnpike. Both northbound and southbound traffic will be stopped from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The checkpoint is part of a Federal Highway Safety Grant that is coordinated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.