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Residents, commissioners push for weight, speed restrictions on East West Canyon Road
Summary
After months of complaints about heavy trucks, dust and road damage, the Cedar Fort Planning Commission voted June 10 to seek legal guidance and recommend designation of East West Canyon Road as a residential-agricultural road with weight and speed limits and to notify the town council.
Residents and commissioners at the June 10 Cedar Fort Planning Commission meeting discussed repeated complaints about heavy commercial traffic using East West Canyon Road and the safety and maintenance impacts on a local residential road.
The commission voted to direct staff to consult the town attorney about the legal process required to designate the east-west route as a residential-agricultural road with posted weight and speed restrictions, and to send that recommendation to the town council.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the increased truck traffic is causing dust, accelerating wear to the road residents maintain and creating safety risks where school buses stop. The commission's recommendation could lead to signage, enforcement changes and potential restrictions on commercial vehicles.
What residents and commissioners said
Residents described repeated encounters with convoys of dump trucks that, they said, sometimes blocked intersections and raised worries about collisions. One resident urged a 10‑mile‑per‑hour speed limit, a 9,000‑pound weight limit and an impact-fee study to repair damage.
Commissioners said the town must coordinate with the Utah County Sheriff and potentially the state highway patrol on enforcement; staff noted the county currently lacks trained personnel and portable scales to issue weight citations locally. One staff speaker noted that designating the road as residential-agricultural would "preclude that type of... commercial operation on there" and could reduce commercial traffic by removing an available route.
Next steps
The commission directed staff to: - Contact the town attorney to clarify required procedures and notice for designating the road and posting restrictions. - Prepare materials to place the matter on the next town council agenda. - Notify abutting property owners and post signage at the town boundary and highway approaches as part of any public notice process.
Ending: Commissioners said they prefer to pursue legal clarity and public notice rather than immediate unilateral signage, and they asked staff to return with counsel guidance before council action.
