School started in Fairfield on Tuesday.

It affects high schools as well as certain elementary and middle schools. And these signs are already posted on streets near many of these schools.

Fairfield also has cameras on its school buses. Just like in Bridgeport, where drivers have been caught passing school buses with their flashing lights on. State law prohibits drivers from passing within 10 feet in either direction of a school bus that has stopped with its red flashing lights on. The violation is punishable by a $450 fine. The new speed limits in Fairfield will be enforced on school days in designated school zones just before, during and just after school hours.

If you don’t see a sign with the speed limit yet, they’re almost finished putting them up. Here’s a full list of the roads and schools affected:

𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬:

7:15 – 8:15 am and 2:00 – 3:00 pm

:

– Barlow Road (from Barlow Place to Unquowa Road)

– Unquowa Road (from Mill Plain Road to 740 feet east of Papermill Lane)

Other information:

– Knapps Highway (from Alvin Street to Melville Avenue)

– Melville Avenue (from Fairway Green to Old Farm Road)

𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬:

8:30 – 9:30 am and 3:15 – 4:15 pm

Other information:

– Burr Street (from Stonewall Lane to Wood House Road)

𝘐𝘧 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘵:

– Mill Plain Road (from Duck Farm Road to Lakeside Drive)

𝘋𝘸𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭:

– Redding Road (from Melin Drive to Cross Highway

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬:

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

1 year ago 𝘐𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵:

– Jefferson Street (from 250 feet west of Park Avenue to 250 feet west of Donna Drive)

On these roads, speed limits apply in both directions.

The Fairfield Police Department is urging all drivers to obey these new speed limits and help keep our students safe.