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ESTABLISHMENT OF AXLE RESTRICTION -
SEGMENT OF MADISON STREET
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee Meeting
November 14, 2024
Public Works Department
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2 SITE MAP / AERIAL MAP
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3 • Residents have reported large commercial truck
traffic on Madison St. from Indiana Ave. to Victoria
Ave. potentially cutting through the County between
local freeways.
• The Public Works Department may establish axle
restrictions to prohibit use of select arterial roadways by larger commercial vehicles.
• Proposed axle restrictions assist in preserving the
pavement and may improve safety and reduce noise.
BACKGROUND
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5 • Establishment of an axle restriction prohibiting use by trucks more than 3 axles on the segment of Madison St. from
Indiana Ave. to Victoria Ave.
• Based on March 2024 traffic count data, an axle restriction is recommended due to a combined 4% truck use which
exceeds the FHWA 3% truck threshold.
• On 8/7/24, the Transportation Board unanimously
recommended approval of proposed axle restriction
DISCUSSION
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6 1. To restrict cut-through comme rcial truck traffic use of the designated segment of Madison St.;
2. Improve safety and operations within along the Madison St. corridor;
3. Preserve the condition of the pavement; and
4. Reduce resulting noise along the street
segment.
INTENT OF PROPOSED AXLE RESTRICTION
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7 VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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8 VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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9 SIGN SAMPLES
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10 1. Requires local agencies to adopt changes to their circulation elements to create designated truck routes by January 2026
2. Riverside opposed the bill te xt in its adopted form, but developing plans to comply
3. Staff do not believe this spec ific restriction would need to be removed as a result of AB 98, which encourages
avoiding ‘residential areas and sensitive receptors’
4. Staff will keep the Committ ee appraised of plans to comply with AB 98
NEW LAW: ASSEMBLY BILL 98
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11 Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
This item aligns
with each thread.
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12 RECOMMENDATION
• That the Mobility and Infrastructure Committee review and recommend that City Council approve
establishment of the proposed axle restriction prohibiting use by commercial vehicles exceeding 3 axles on the
segment of Madison Street from Indiana Avenue to
Victoria Avenue.
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