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Winooski resident urges city action on heavy truck traffic, noise and safety on Elm Street
Summary
A long‑time Elm Street resident told council oversized trucks regularly ignore posted truck‑route signs and called for enforcement and traffic‑calming measures cited in a 2001 engineering study.
Leslie Fry, a resident of 48 Elm Street, told the Winooski City Council during public comment that heavy truck traffic has increased on her street and created safety, noise and structural‑damage concerns.
Fry said she has lived on Elm Street for 34 years and has emailed the police chief and city manager about truck traffic for the last several years. She said a posted sign at the top of the steep Elm Street hill prohibits trucks over 24,000 pounds and that truck‑route signage directs trucks to Pine Street, but that “most trucks ignore those signs.” She said truck turning at the West Street corner causes damage and disruption to homeowners and that a 02/2001 engineering study recommended traffic‑calming measures such as chicanes or speed humps for Elm and West Streets.
Fry said some trucks use an adjacent warehousing area and that efforts by police to educate businesses produced initial improvement, with ongoing problems attributed to a line of trucks she described as “Final Mile.” She also said the Elm Street sign on Malletts Bay Avenue went missing around July of the prior year and had not been replaced despite her emails.
No formal council action was taken during public comment; Fry asked the council to consider whether land records for the warehouse properties include restrictions on truck size or routing, and whether recommendations from the 2001 engineering study could be implemented.
