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Council approves C Street barricades in Wilmington to stop illegal truck traffic
Summary
The council approved installation of concrete barricades on C Street in Wilmington to prevent large trucks from exiting the Harbor Freeway onto a residential street; vote recorded as 13 ayes.
The Los Angeles City Council approved concrete barricades on C Street in the Wilmington neighborhood to block large trucks from exiting the Harbor Freeway and using residential streets as a route to the Port of Los Angeles.
Councilmember Hahn described longstanding problems with illegal and unsafe truck traffic through residential streets in Wilmington and said the Department of Transportation, Street Services and LAPD collaborated on a solution. Hahn described the measure as improving neighborhood quality of life and urged the council to support it. The council opened and closed debate and recorded a unanimous roll call approving the item (13 ayes).
Next steps: the Department of Transportation and Street Services will implement the approved barricades and coordinate with LAPD on enforcement as needed.
