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ESTABLISHMENT OF AXLE RESTRICTION –TRAUTWEIN ROADCity Council MeetingSeptember 19, 2023Public Works Department RiversideCA.gov2
•Residents have reported cut-through truck traffictraveling along Trautwein Road to bypass use of localarea freeways.•The Public Works Department may establish weightlimit or axle restrictions to prohibit use of select streetsby larger commercial vehicles.•Proposed axle limit restrictions assist in preserving thepavement and may improve safety and reduce noise.BACKGROUND 8/30/2023
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•Historic classification counts have beenconducted along Trautwein Road to assesstruck traffic levels.•Historic classification counts on Trautwein Road:1. Were conducted annually between 2018and 2020; and2. Were supported as a means of periodicreassessment due to resident concerns andreported increases in truck use.BACKGROUND RiversideCA.gov4
SITE MAP
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•Counts conducted in May 2022 showed a combinedtruck volume of 6.2% along the Trautwein corridor.•May 2022 count data reflected combined truck useover double the 3% threshold and northbound use at9.1% (over triple the threshold).•City use of a 3% threshold to assess disproportionatecommercial truck traffic is consistent with FHWAguidelines.DISCUSSION RiversideCA.gov6
VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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MAY 2022 COUNT DATA ANALYSISTRATUWEIN ROAD - PERCENTAGE OF TRUCKS BY TYPETOTAL % TRUCKSNORTH-BOUNDBUSES3 AXLE SINGLE4 AXLE SINGLE<5 AXLE DOUBLE5 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE MULTI6 AXLE MULTI>6 AXLE MULTI9.1%0.4 0.5 0.4 5.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.6 0SOUTH-BOUNDBUSES3 AXLE SINGLE4 AXLE SINGLE<5 AXLE DOUBLE5 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE MULTI6 AXLE MULTI>6 AXLE MULTI3.2%0.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1 0COMBINEDBUSES3 AXLE SINGLE4 AXLE SINGLE<5 AXLE DOUBLE5 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE DOUBLE<6 AXLE MULTI6 AXLE MULTI>6 AXLE MULTI6.2%0.4 0.4 0.3 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 0ABOVE THE 3% MAXIMUM THRESHOLD RiversideCA.gov8
•May 2022 count data supports regulating heavy trucktraffic on Trautwein Road due to substantially higherthan threshold truck levels.•The Public Works Department is proposingestablishment of an axle restriction prohibitingcommercial vehicles exceeding 3 axles on TrautweinRoad between Alessandro Boulevard and Van BurenBoulevard.•If approved, changeable message signs would bedeployed to inform motorists of the adopted axlerestriction.PROPOSAL 8/30/2023
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SIGN SAMPLES
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•On July 13, 2023, the Mobility & Infrastructure Committeereviewed and unanimously recommended theproposed axle restriction prohibiting use by commercialvehicles exceeding three axles on Trautwein Road fromAlessandro to Van Buren Boulevards.•A Navigation company (Garmin) confirmed the City’sadopted weight limit and axle restrictions are includedon the maps at surveyed locations.•Most popular navigation apps do not offer a “truck”modeMOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE REVIEW 8/30/2023
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Strategic Priority 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & ConnectivityGoal 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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That the City Council introduce and subsequently adopt theattached Ordinance amending Section 10.56.050 of theRiverside Municipal Code (RMC) to establish an axlerestriction prohibiting use of commercial vehicles exceedingthree axles on Trautwein Road from Alessandro Boulevard toVan Buren Boulevard.RECOMMENDATION