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Supervisors ask staff to study truck restrictions after CHP officer flags safety on Climax, Ridge roads
Summary
After two recent commercial‑vehicle rollovers on narrow local roads, the Board of Supervisors asked staff to research declaring certain county roads non‑truck routes or imposing weight limits and to return with options for signage, enforcement and cost estimates.
Supervisor Logan Carnell asked the board to consider restricting heavy through‑truck traffic after a California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle officer described tight lanes and recent rollovers on Climax Road and Upper Ridge Road.
The request came after CHP Officer Brian Morse told supervisors he drove the roads and measured lane widths of about 9 to 10 feet on Climax Road and counted “32 separate turning movements” on a three‑mile stretch while staying in lane. Morse said two commercial‑vehicle rollovers on Climax Road in recent months each closed the road for several hours and required CHP and county resources to clear loads of hay, bark and mulch.
Morse said the state allows truck combinations up to 65 feet (or doubles up to 75 feet) and a…
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