Black Friday should be easier in Buckhead this year. The 2016 Buckhead Community Improvement District’s Holiday Traffic Officer Program will launch for the shopping season on Black Friday and run through December 26. Created in an effort to help ease holiday traffic in the Buckhead area five years ago, the Buckhead CID funds and manages the deployment of additional off-duty Atlanta Police Department traffic officers in main congested locations.

The holiday traffic officer program focuses on helping traffic move more efficiently during peak rush hour times by keeping the intersections clear when drivers are entering or exiting shopping malls, offices or retail developments.

“We want to do our part to help residents and visitors coming to Buckhead’s shops, restaurants and hotels to have an enjoyable and unforgettable experience,” said Jim Durrett, Buckhead CID executive director. “We don’t want the additional holiday traffic to be a burden to guests enjoying what Buckhead has to offer during the holiday season.”

Officers will be posted at road intersections that correlate to Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza, and also will include:

-Peachtree Road at Lenox Road

-Peachtree Road at Lenox Parkway

-Peachtree Road at Monarch/Mall Entrance

-Lenox Road at Kingsboro Road

-Lenox Road at Wright Avenue

-Peachtree at Oak Valley

This year’s holiday traffic officer schedule will be:

DAY            DATES           TIMES
Friday    November 25      noon to 9 p.m.
Saturday    November 26    2 to 8 p.m.
Friday    December 2          4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday    December 3     1 to 8 p.m.
Friday    December 9          4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday    December 10    1 to 9 p.m.
Thursday    December 15    4 to 7 p.m.
Friday    December 16        4 to 8 p.m.
Saturday    December 17    1 to 9 p.m.
Sunday    December 18       2 to 9 p.m.
Monday    December 19      3 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday    December 20     3 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday  December 21    3 to 8 p.m.
Thursday    December 22    3 to 8 p.m.
Friday    December 23        3 to 9 p.m.
Saturday    December 24    1 to 6 p.m.
Monday    December 26     11 a.m. to 9 p.m.