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ESTABLISHMENT OF AXLE RESTRICTION -
SEGMENT OF LA SIERRA AVENUE
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
December 8, 2022
Public Works Department
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2 • Residents have reported cut-through truck traffic
coming from Cajalco Road traveling through La Sierra
Avenue to travel onto the 91 Freeway.
• The Public Works Department may establish weight
limit or axle restrictions to prohibit use of select streets by larger commercial vehicles.
• Proposed axle limit restrictions assist in preserving the pavement, improve safety on residential streets.
BACKGROUND
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3 SITE MAP
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4 • The Public Works Department is proposing establishment of an axle restriction prohibiting use by commercial trucks
exceeding three (3) axles in both directions on La Sierra Avenue from the southerly City limits to the SR-91 Freeway. • The Axle restriction is recomme nded based on classification count data performed which resulted in the percentage of truck traffic above the maximum 3% truck traffic threshold (3.8%).
DISCUSSION
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5 • T h ep r o p o s e da x l er e s t r i c t ion will address cut-through commercial truck traffic utilizing this segment of La Sierra Avenue to bypass the I-15 Freeway and SR-91 Freeway
Junction.
• The City coordinated with the County of Riverside to install additional advance signage at the intersections of Cajalco Road at La Sierra and El Sobrante at La Sierra.
DISCUSSION
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6 VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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7 SIGN SAMPLES
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8 • On November 2, 2022 the Transportation Board reviewed the proposed axle restriction prohibiting use by
commercial vehicles exceeding three axles on La Sierra
Avenue from the southerly City limits to the SR-91
Freeway.
• The Board voted unanimously to recommend
establishment of the proposed axle restriction.
TRANSPORTATION BOARD REVIEW
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9 Strategic Priority 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goal 6.2 – Maintain, protect and improve assets and
infrastructure within the City’s built environment to ensure and enhance reliability, resiliency, sustainability, and facilitate connectivity.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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10 That the Mobility & Infrastructure Committee review
and provide recommendation to the City Council
regarding the proposed establishment of an axle
restriction prohibiting use by commercial vehicles
exceeding three axles on La Sierra Avenue from
the southerly City limits to the SR-91 Freeway.
RECOMMENDATION
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11 The axle restriction proposal would be presented to
the City Council for final consideration at the
upcoming January 17, 2023 meeting.
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