Jurupa Valley adopts interim truck‑route map to comply with AB 98/SB 415 and starts year‑long public outreach

The City Council adopted an interim citywide truck‑route map and introduced a municipal ordinance adding truck‑route and weight restrictions to the municipal code, steps staff said were necessary to comply with Assembly Bill 98 and the recently amended Senate Bill 415 for jurisdictions in a warehouse‑concentration region.

Jean Ward (staff) and consultants from Fair & Piers said the legislation requires jurisdictions in high warehouse‑concentration areas to designate safe and efficient truck routes, sign them and identify truck parking and idling locations. The map adopted Thursday identifies corridors that currently carry most freight traffic and those that should be restricted to avoid sensitive receptors such as schools and residential neighborhoods.

Consultants noted that state law allows truck access to specific facilities under federal commerce rules, so some corridors that residents find noisy or dangerous must remain legally available for freight access. The consultant team described a year‑long follow‑up program — freight counts, stakeholder interviews, multi‑agency coordination and an online GIS outreach tool — to refine routes and consider targeted weight restrictions, signage upgrades and enforcement training for officers.

Council approved the interim map by unanimous vote and instructed staff to proceed with the deeper freight analysis and extensive public outreach in 2026. Staff said the ordinance will provide the legal basis for local enforcement by the sheriff's department and that the state will require CHP‑training for commercial‑vehicle enforcement officers to improve citation rates.