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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DANT: December 11, 2017 <br />TOPIC: Truck Restrictions on Nelson Siding Road, Westside Road, Upper Pcoh <br />Point Road and Thorp Prairie Road <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff Docket a Resolution Limiting Heavy Truck <br />Traffic on Nelson Siding Road, Westside Road, Upper <br />Peoh Point Road and Thorp Prairie Road <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Mark R. Cook <br />9E, C0MMI.3NDATION: <br />Direct that staff docket a resolution limiting heavy truck traffic on Nelson Siding Road, <br />Westside Road, Upper Peoh Point Road and Thorp Prairie Road. <br />BRHIFING SUMMARY: <br />• Heavy truck traffic avoiding 1-90 is damaging County roads <br />• RCW 36.75.270 allows the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to restrict <br />truck traffic <br />• A resolution is required to implement the desired restriction <br />BACKGROUND: <br />During summer 2(117, the BOCC and Public Works (PW) received numerous complaints <br />from county residents regarding heavy truck traffic avoiding Interstate 90. Staff has been <br />directed by the BOCC to prepare appropriate legislation restricting heavy truck traffic <br />over Nelson Siding Road, Westside Road, Upper Peoh Point Road and 'Ihorp Prairie <br />Road. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Staff has prepared a draft resolution (EXHIBIT 1) for BOCC consideration limiting <br />heavv traffic over Nelson Siding Road, Westside Road, upper Peoh Point Road and <br />Thorp Prairie Road. The Icgislation seeks to restrict all FHWA trucks classes 9 and <br />above. This will allow dump trucks and concrete deliveries along with smaller panel <br />trucks. The larger trucks are particularly troublesome during periods of I-90 closure and <br />exacerbate traffic congestion. Restricting heavy truck traffic by resolution should allow <br />GPS services to pick up on the restriction (publish in the paper of record). Publishing the <br />restriction and signing the route cavies a penalty of misdemeanor for all violators. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />PUBLIC WORKS BOARD 01 C'.MNI Y COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSIONS PAPP RI:PORI <br />