10 TV: Downtown traffic is notoriously bad the night of Red, White & Boom, and this year it could be even worse... Columbus police will make significant cuts to the numbers of officers directing traffic at this year's fireworks event.
Cuts to police overtime costs are one of the big reasons why fewer officers will be handling traffic… Money spent on police overtime for the event has been on the decline for the past several years, and the division expects a much larger drop in 2009.
Police are working with the Central Ohio Transit Authority, which will put hundreds of extra buses in service the night of the fireworks, Hirsch reported. While fewer officers may be directing traffic, police said there would still be plenty of officers at the event to ensure public safety.
The department stresses the traffic control cuts have nothing to do with the cuts proposed if Columbus voters don't approve a half percent income tax increase in August.
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