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Doraville council asks staff to study tanker- and heavy-truck traffic on Oakcliff after resident complaints
Summary
Council heard resident complaints about tanker and large-truck traffic on Oakcliff Drive and directed staff and police to gather data, explore GPS-routing coordination, targeted enforcement, signage improvements, and other mitigation options before proposing changes.
Residents and councilmembers described frequent tanker and large-truck traffic on Oakcliff Drive during the May 13 public comment and council discussion, and the council directed staff to study the problem and return with options.
Public commenters and Councilmember Ray described safety concerns, noise and instances of street racing. Council members discussed previous mitigations such as chicanes (which were later rolled over by heavy trucks) and possible measures including upgraded signage, targeted enforcement, automatic license-plate reading (with legal constraints), GPS routing requests to mapping companies, medians, and physical barriers (bearing in mind fire-truck access). Police staff said they can deploy traffic-study equipment to count heavy vehicles and provide time-of-day data; enforcement was described as an effective interim tool.
Why it matters: Oakcliff is a neighborhood corridor with nearby schools and homes; heavy-truck intrusion raises pedestrian-safety concerns and accelerates road wear.
Next steps: Police and public-works staff will deploy traffic monitoring equipment to quantify truck counts and peak hours, check legal constraints on automated citation systems, and return with an analysis and recommended short- and long-term options.
