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Council introduces truck-route ordinance to restrict large trucks on residential streets
Summary
The council approved introduction of an ordinance to remove several roadway segments from the city’s truck-route map to keep large commercial vehicles off neighborhood streets. The item will return for a second reading and take effect 30 days after adoption.
The West Covina City Council on April 15 introduced an ordinance amending truck routes to keep large commercial trucks off several residential streets and to direct trucks to commercial corridors.
Staff said the proposal removes specific segments — including portions of Lake Drive, California Avenue, West Covina Parkway and other local segments shown in a map presented at the meeting — that have seen increased truck traffic, damage to streetlights and close calls with utility poles. Deputy Director Joanne Burns told the council the changes aim to reduce vehicle and pedestrian hazards where heavy trucks had been operating outside main truck corridors. The council voted to introduce the ordinance by a 5-0 roll call.
If adopted at second reading, staff said the ordinance will take effect 30 days thereafter and the city will install signage warning drivers of the new restrictions; enforcement will be handled by the West Covina Police Department. Councilmembers and staff emphasized the city will run an educational campaign for 30 days after signs are up before issuing citations. The police chief and the city’s traffic staff said they will add a category to the city’s “Report an Issue” app so residents can report truck-route violations and route those reports to traffic and motor units for enforcement.
The item was introduced on a unanimous vote and is scheduled to return for a second reading at a future council meeting.
