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ESTABLISHMENT OF AXLE RESTRICTION –
TRAUTWEIN ROAD
Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
July 13, 2023
Public Works Department
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2 • Residents have reported cut-through truck traffic
traveling along Trautwein Road to bypass use of local
area freeways.
• 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 and may improve safety and reduce noise.
BACKGROUND
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3 1. Historic classification counts have been conducted along Trautwein Road to assess truck traffic levels;
and
2. Historic classification counts on Trautwein Road:
a)Were conducted annually between 2018 and
2020; and
b)Were supported as a means of periodic
reassessment due to resident concerns and
reported increases in truck use.
BACKGROUND
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4 SITE MAP
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5 1. Counts conducted in May 2022 showed a combined
truck volume of 6.2% along the Trautwein corridor;
2. May 2022 count data reflected combined truck use
over double the 3% threshold and northbound use at
9.1% (over triple the threshold); and
3. City use of a 3% threshold to assess disproportionate commercial truck traffic is consistent with FHWA
guidelines.
DISCUSSION
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6 VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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7 MAY 2022 COUNT DATA ANALYSIS
TRATUWEIN ROAD - PERCENTAGE OF TRUCKS BY TYPE
TOTAL
%
TRUCKS
NORTH-
BOUND
BUSES 3 AXLE
SINGLE
4 AXLE
SINGLE
<5 AXLE
DOUBLE
5 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
MULTI
6 AXLE
MULTI
>6 AXLE
MULTI
9.1%
0.4 0.5 0.4 5.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.6 0
SOUTH-
BOUND
BUSES 3 AXLE
SINGLE
4 AXLE
SINGLE
<5 AXLE
DOUBLE
5 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
MULTI
6 AXLE
MULTI
>6 AXLE
MULTI
3.2%
0.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 0
COMBINED
BUSES 3 AXLE
SINGLE
4 AXLE
SINGLE
<5 AXLE
DOUBLE
5 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
DOUBLE
<6 AXLE
MULTI
6 AXLE
MULTI
>6 AXLE
MULTI
6.2%
0.4 0.4 0.3 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 0
ABOVE THE 3% MAXIMUM THRESHOLD
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8 1. May 2022 count data supports regulating heavy truck traffic on Trautwein Road due to substantially higher
than threshold truck levels; and
2. The Public Works Department is proposing
establishment of an axle restriction prohibiting
commercial vehicles exceeding 3 axles on Trautwein
Road between Alessandro Boulevard and Van Buren.
PROPOSAL
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9 SIGN SAMPLES
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10 1. To restrict larger trucks from cutting through
Trautwein Road;
2. Restore commercial truck volumes on Trautwein
Road to expected levels of 3% or less;
3. Reduce safety and noise concerns related to large
truck use on Trautwein Road; and
4 .A i di np r e s e r v i n gt h ec o n d i t i o no ft h er o a d w a yo n Trautwein Road by preventing excessive asphalt
damage.
INTENT OF PROPOSED AXLE RESTRICTION
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11 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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12 That the Mobility & Infrastructure Committee review and recommend that City Council approve an axle restriction prohibiting cut-through traffic by commercial vehicles
exceeding three axles on Trautwein Road between
Alessandro Boulevard and Van Buren Boulevard.
RECOMMENDATION
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13 • The axle restriction proposal would be presented
to the City Council for final consideration at a
future subsequent meeting.
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