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Resident urges Riverdale to restrict semis after residents report roundabout damage
Summary
At the June 24 Riverdale City Planning Commission meeting, resident Jason Francis said semitrailer traffic routed through neighborhood streets is damaging roundabouts and creating safety risks; staff said public works and enforcement options will be reviewed.
Jason Francis, a Riverdale resident, told the Riverdale City Planning Commission on June 24 that semitrailers routed through neighborhood streets are damaging roundabouts and creating traffic-safety concerns.
Francis said large trucks using the 700 corridor and the roundabout near 4400 and Parker Drive are “destroying” landscaping and curb elements, and that at least one roundabout manhole appears to have been struck. “If you look at the roundabouts now, you can see all the rocks have been pushed out of it. The manhole's been hit inside the roundabout,” Francis said. He added that drivers he has stopped told him their routing comes from dispatch directions for deliveries to…
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