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Supervisors ratify ad to add four roads to weight‑restricted list after resident complaints
Summary
Salem supervisors ratified advertising an ordinance to add Quarry, Thorn Run, McQuaide and Orr to the township's weight‑restricted road list after complaints about heavy trucks damaging local roads; a resident voiced concern about forcing residents to bond roads while businesses haul heavy loads.
The board voted to ratify advertisement of an ordinance amending the township's Restricted Roadways Ordinance to add Quarry, Thorn Run, McQuaide and Orr to the weight‑restricted list. The ratification followed an engineer's review and a contractor study that identified roads suffering heavy truck impacts.
Supervisor Todd Paulich said studies by Township Engineer Doug Regola were required before a formal weight limit could be imposed. Resident Tim Kepple raised a concern that residents might be asked to bond roads while commercial haulers cause the damage, saying residents were worried about being made to "bond the road and not businesses." The board said the advertisement was necessary to move the issue quickly, and that a special meeting may be scheduled for final action.
Supervisors said the measure aims to protect residential roads showing accelerated wear; implementation requires engineering studies and formal advertisement before a vote and the posting of any limits.
