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Residents press Palm Desert to seek action on Highway 74 truck safety after recent fatality
Summary
Multiple residents urged the city to press Caltrans and county officials to restrict heavy trucks and improve safety measures on Highway 74 following recent deaths and continuing crashes.
Several Palm Desert residents told the City Council on Jan. 9 they want the city to push Caltrans and county officials to change how Highway 74 is managed and to restrict heavy truck traffic on that route.
Barbara Bergman, who said she lives in Piñon and helped organize a Highway 74 safety committee, described repeated crashes on the road and asked the city to place the issue on a future agenda. "That highway ... is designated as a not recommended with a yellow sign…
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