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Council hears repeated complaints about 18-wheelers on Bellevue Drive; members urge signage and route review
Summary
Councilman Ron Robinson raised safety concerns after two recent incidents of heavy trucks entering Bellevue Drive and damaging lines and infrastructure; council discussed no-truck signs, low-height barriers and outreach to delivery companies but took no formal vote.
Councilman Ron Robinson told the Gadsden City Council on Oct. 21 that residents have reported two recent incidents in which 18-wheelers entered the Bellevue Drive neighborhood, damaging utility infrastructure and creating safety hazards.
Robinson said delivery and tractor-trailer traffic has appeared in the neighborhood "twice now on the last couple weeks," including an incident that put a truck into the S-curve and knocked down a power pole and communications lines. "These…
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