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Northborough board adopts 5‑ton truck exclusion for Lincoln and Pleasant Streets
Summary
The Select Board voted unanimously to adopt MassDOT's heavy commercial vehicle exclusion for Lincoln and Pleasant streets, using a 5‑ton gross vehicle weight threshold to make enforcement easier, staff said. Residents said the restriction will reduce unsafe truck traffic near schools.
The Northborough Select Board voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to adopt MassDOT's draft permit excluding heavy commercial vehicles over 5 tons gross vehicle weight from Lincoln and Pleasant streets. The board's action, which the town clerk will certify before MassDOT issues final signage, follows several months of resident complaints about oversized trucks and a change in MassDOT's enforcement standard.
Scott Charpentier, the…
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