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Engineer outlines haul‑road policy options, suggests future truck‑route designations
Summary
The city engineer told the council Harwood currently has no truck routes outside county roads and recommended considering signage, bonds on permits for heavy truck traffic, and future truck-route designation for Interstate Blvd and Chapin Drive tied to road improvements.
During the engineer’s report the council reviewed haul‑road policy ideas after the office compared Harwood to other communities. The engineer noted Harwood has no truck routes outside county roads and flagged three streets—Interstate Boulevard, Maple Lane and Chapin Drive (north of County 81)—with uncertain pavement section depths dating back to a 1993 project.
Options discussed included signage and education, requiring a bond on building permits when anticipated heavy truck traffic would affect city streets, and designating specific future truck routes such as Interstate Boulevard and Chapin Drive if and when road improvements were completed. Council did not adopt a final policy at the Aug. 3 meeting.
