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Residents press Exeter council to curb early-morning truck traffic from solar construction on Veil Road
Summary
Residents told the council that heavy trucks and early-morning deliveries connected to a solar project and other construction are disrupting life on Veil Road; the council agreed to ask the contractor to keep trucks off Veil Road before 7 a.m. and to request sporadic state police detail enforcement.
Residents from the Veil Road area and councilors described repeated early‑morning heavy truck traffic, loud noise and neighborhood disruption tied to a local solar construction project and other commercial traffic. Multiple residents said trucks began work near 6 a.m., waking families and exceeding what they considered appropriate residential activity.
Councilors acknowledged enforcement challenges but directed the town manager to correspond with the project contractor and request that trucks avoid Veil Road before 7 a.m. They also asked staff to contact the state police and request sporadic enforcement details to monitor compliance. The council discussed whether to ask the contractor to hire a private detail to keep trucks off the road during the early hours and to identify signage and routing alternatives.
Town staff and council members noted that Veil Road is a residential street and that heavy contractor trucks are allowed under some permits; the council asked the manager to put the concerns in writing to the solar developer and to include residents’ evidence of disturbance with the correspondence. The town said it would follow up with the state police and seek practical mitigation while the construction activity continues.
