Council sees one-way solution to alley problem

The afternoon rituals of many Havre High School students will soon be interrupted as a popular shortcut through the alleyway south of 17th Street will be made one-way going east.

That will force the teenage speed demons into the flow of the rest of the 17th Street exodus as school lets out for lunch and at the end of the day.

After spending a few weeks considering options on how to handle alley traffic after complaints from residents in the area, the Havre City Council voted on Monday night to install one-way traffic signs in the alley, but not without consideration of alternatives.

At firs...