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Committee to add traffic counts in Delphi, will explore truck restriction on South Washington Street
Summary
Committee members agreed to add permanent traffic‑count stations in Delphi and to investigate reinstating an ordinance or improved signage to limit semi‑truck traffic on South Washington Street after members described frequent truck queuing that blocks downtown intersections.
The Tippecanoe County Administrative and Technical Transportation Committee agreed at its meeting to add traffic‑count stations in Delphi and to research a possible truck restriction for South Washington Street after members described recurring semi‑truck congestion in the downtown area.
Aria Steiger, an APC transportation planner, presented the proposed calendar‑year 2025 count locations and explained APC operates a three‑year cycle of stations. "There are currently 177 active counts," Steiger said, describing active stations (taken every three years), inactive stations and INDOT monitoring locations. The packet included 65 proposed sites for 2025; staff said the program has capacity to add several additional stations each year.
Committee members said counts should include Washington Street and approaches that capture trucks bypassing the designated truck route. Cameron Yates, Delphi mayor, described repeated incidents where two or three semis queue at the stoplight and block traffic "past Mitchell's, almost to the church," and asked staff to research options to reduce truck traffic downtown.
Pam Beck, committee treasurer, cautioned the group about enforcement and jurisdictional limits if the city adopts an ordinance. "If you pass an ordinance and you hand that ordinance to the trucking company on West Delphi and say, this is gonna be enforced ... they don't have a choice of that number," Beck said, noting that weight limits and bridge restrictions are under county authority in many cases.
Committee members recalled a prior state inspection that did not impose weight limits on the canal bridge, and they agreed to search 2014 ordinances and county records for any prior truck‑restriction language. Cameron Yates said he would begin researching the 2014 ordinance language and work with the common council.
The group also discussed an INDOT signage audit on East Main Street; staff said INDOT agreed to advise on compliant signage and help with installation after earlier tickets had been dismissed because signage did not match current legal standards.
As an immediate step, members asked APC to place at least two permanent count stations on Washington Street (and suggested additional sites near Franklin and Ninth streets) and to circulate an updated proposal. Steiger said counting will start in late April and APC will send a revised list for review before the March deadline.
The committee did not take formal regulatory action at the meeting; next steps are staff research (ordinance history and INDOT signage guidance) and review of the updated traffic‑count proposal.
