Carbon Canyon Road Truck Ordinance Takes Effect 29 May

Chino Hills City Council member Peter Rogers posted on Facebook that the prohibition of trucks of a certain length (those with 4 or more axles) will take effect on Wednesday, 29 May.  This effort has been a long while in the making, with a great deal of the time spent waiting for approvals from CalTrans.  The initiative came from Carbon Canyon residents and others pressing for what has only been done once before in the Golden State's massive state highway system.

This image is from the CalTrans "State Route 142 (Carbon Canyon Road) Truck Restriction Study: Final Report"

Part of the process included meetings with CalTrans personnel, City officials and residents and those discussions were respectful and fruitful.  The reality is that these things take time and Council members Rogers and Ray Marquez are to be thanked for their role in making this happen, while cooperation also had to be obtained with the City of Brea, as well, so much appreciation to our neighbor to the west, as well as to CalTrans.

Obviously, there is the passing of an ordinance or law, then there is the actual enforcement.  Let's hope that there is an effective monitoring and citation system in place from the beginning, so that we can have, as much as possible, a state highway that is as safe as it can reasonably be.