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Effects <br />Volumes <br />Speed <br />Traffic Noise <br />Traffic Safety <br />Heavy vehicle volumes may be reduced <br />No effect <br />Noise may be reduced <br />Little or no effect <br />Advantages <br />Possible reduction in noise and volumes <br />Restrictions viewed in a positive manner by the neighborhoods <br />Preservation of structural integrity and life of a street <br />Disadvantages <br />Traffic usually is shifted to a different street <br />Businesses that generate the heavier traffic can complain of hardships and <br />inconveniences <br />Other heavy vehicles that serve the neighborhood may be restricted (school <br />buses, garbage trucks, delivery vehicles, etc.) <br />Problem Target <br />Cut through traffic <br />High volumes <br />High collision rates <br />Design <br />Legality of the truck route can not be used on state aided county and city <br />roadways. <br />Traffic Control Devices <br />Vehicle Restriction <br />Purpose <br />Truck route ordinances, or weight restrictions <br />are place on streets and roadways for various <br />reasons. Some of these reasons include noise, <br />excessive traffic volumes, speeds, and <br />safety concerns. (Does not refer to normal use <br />of spring time load restriction for pavement <br />preservation purposes.) <br />APRIL 2005 <br />ALL TRUCKS <br />i <br />COMMERCIA <br />HILTS <br />T RIGHT <br />R14 -5 <br />R14-1 <br />NO <br />TRUCKS <br />OVER <br />7000 LEIS <br />EMPTY WT <br />R12-3 <br />c <br />Source: FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices <br />13 <br />