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Beaumont reports early results from truck-prohibition signage and enforcement
Summary
City staff said implementation of the truck-prohibition program is nearly complete, with signage, message boards and GPS routing updates in place; two Caltrans encroachment permits remain pending and police have issued about 101 citations with a noted reduction in truck traffic in enforced corridors.
City staff told council the truck prohibition program—approved in November 2025 to reinforce truck priority routes and commercial vehicle enforcement—is nearly implemented. Robert Bridal said the city installed no-truck signage, stenciling, message boards and coordinated with Caltrans and commercial-truck GPS providers to direct trucks to appropriate corridors.
Bridal said two ramp locations (westbound I-10 off-ramp to Beaumont Avenue and the eastbound SR-60 off-ramp to 6th Street) require Caltrans encroachment permits; staff anticipates those permits within four months but has placed message boards and route guidance elsewhere. He reported that as of the staff report draft, the Beaumont Police Department had issued about 101 citations primarily along 6th Street, California Avenue and Beaumont Avenue and observed an appreciable reduction in truck traffic in areas where enforcement occurred.
Council members asked about signage placement and distance for advance warnings at ramp locations; Bridal said Caltrans will likely permit signs on long off-ramps rather than on freeway mainlines and staff has placed additional signs at merge areas where possible. Council received the item as a receiving file; staff is continuing encroachment-permit negotiations and enforcement coordination.
