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After public comment on stop signs, Caldwell County approves no-through-truck order for narrow streets
Summary
Following public concern about unwarranted stop signs in Prairie Lehi, commissioners held a public hearing on restricting through truck traffic and approved an order prohibiting through traffic on designated county roads (delivery trucks to be exempt).
A Prairie Lehi resident raised safety concerns Nov. 12 about recently installed stop signs and urged the court to remove them after citing a traffic report and MUTCD criteria. The resident said the county had previously voted to remove unwarranted stop signs and warned the county could face liability or federal scrutiny if it did not act.
The court opened a public hearing on proposed restrictions for through truck traffic on designated county roads. County officials clarified that the signs are intended to restrict through-truck movements on narrow side streets while allowing delivery vehicles to reach destinations within the neighborhood.
Commissioner Horne described the location and intent of no-through-truck signs and moved to approve an order prohibiting through traffic on designated county roads; Commissioner Theriault seconded. The court approved the order by voice vote.
The transcript shows citizens questioned whether a formal traffic study supported the signs and raised concerns about use of public funds; the court’s approval implements a local traffic control measure intended to limit heavy through traffic on residential streets while allowing necessary deliveries.
The county did not take up a separate item to remove the existing stop signs during the Nov. 12 meeting; the resident indicated he might file a formal complaint with the Federal Highway Administration if the county did not address the signs.
