KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – To improve traffic flow on Konocti Road between 7:30 and 8 a.m. when students are dropped off for school, the Lake County Road Department just changed the road to a no-stopping/no-parking zone.

The agency has painted the curbs red to display the change.

Kelseyville Unified School District Superintendent Dave McQueen said, “This has been in the works for a while; the traffic is terrible in the mornings. To improve the situation, people dropping off high school students at the crosswalk in front of the school on Konocti Road will need to drive up to the high school and drop off their students there.”

Kelseyville High School, Kelseyville Elementary School and Mountain Vista Middle School are located in close proximity.

“Parents of students at all three schools end up waiting for kids to jump out at the crosswalk, which brings everything to a standstill,” McQueen said.

McQueen recognizes that the red curbs “won't totally fix the long wait lines in the morning, but they will at least help some, and more importantly, they’ll help keep kids safe.”

He encourages parents to heed the new status for safety and because he does not want parents to get ticketed.

“I spoke with California Highway Patrol Sergeant Josh Dye who let me know CHP officers will be patrolling the area and may ticket people who don’t obey the no-stopping and no-parking restrictions,” McQueen said.

McQueen explained that Kelseyville Unified School District is continuing to work with the Lake County Road Department to develop ways to help the flow of traffic on Konocti Road in the mornings.

In the meantime, if parents do not have time to drop off their students and make it to work, Kelseyville Unified offers free bussing for all students who live within the district boundaries.

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