Hi Editors,
I’d appreciate your help with a map update.
Permalink: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=48.43283&lon=-123.40253&zoomLevel=18&mapComments=294667
Thank you in advance,
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Looks good. For next time, you can leave update requests in the unlock forums too. Theres some better task completed tracking there.
added the school zone for École Victor-Brodeur.
I’ll also leave Lampson School for you to add.
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Thanks for the guidance! Could you clarify when I post in the unlock forum, if I should request to unlock the segment, or just for an update?
I will drive around the area at some point over the next couple days and confirm the school zone looks correct. Lampson school is no longer an actual running school from what I can tell, so I figure there’s no need to add it to the map?