HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution_Truck Traffic RestrictionsKITTITAS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
2021 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: April 6, 2021
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Authorize Year -Round
Restriction of Heavy Truck Traffic as Defined in
Resolution 2018-076.
BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners prohibited heavy
truck traffic on certain Upper County roads in Resolution
2018-076. The Upper County Traffic Committee is
recommending year-round prohibition beyond the current
restriction from May 15 to September 15 of every year.
The revised resolution provides for year-round restriction
recognizing the likelihood of occasional delivery to
businesses and area residents. The Board has previously
discussed this matter with Public Works and the Sheriffs
Office.
INTERACTION: Public Works and the Sheriff s Office.
RECOMMENDATION: Do not restrict heavy truck traffic year-round until the
prohibition is supported by enforcement action.
HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works.
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution.
LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook, Director.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2021 -
PROHIBITING ALL HEAVY VEHICLES CLASSIFIED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION AS CLASS 9 FROM TRAVELING ON NELSON SIDING ROAD,
WESTSIDE ROAD, MOHAR ROAD, UPPER PEOH POINT ROAD AND THORP PRAIRIE
ROAD UNLESS ENGAGED IN LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES TO AREA RESIDENTS
WHEREAS: The Revised Code of Washington 36.75.270 allows local government, by resolution, to
limit or prohibit classes and types of vehicles and or the weight of vehicles traveling on
local roadways; and
WHEREAS: County residents report significant heavy truck traffic utilizing Nelson Siding Road,
Westside Road, Mohar Road, Upper Peoh Point Road, and Thorp Prairie Road (Upper
County Roads) attempting to avoid nearby Interstate systems (Interstate 90); and
WHEREAS: Local road infrastructure along said roadways is experiencing accelerated deterioration
from the increased use of heavy truck traffic; and
WHEREAS: Said restrictions are required to be published at least once in the paper of record, and
signs shall be posted on said roadways indicating the closure or limitation of traffic; and
WHEREAS: In accordance with the Revised Code of Washington 36.75.270, any person violating said
restrictions imposed by this resolution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in the best interest
of the public, does hereby prohibit all heavy vehicles classified under the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification definitions as a class group 9 from traveling on Nelson
Siding Road, Westside Road, Mohar Road, Upper Peoh Point Road, and Thorp Prairie Road.
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners recognizes the need to
maintain commercial deliveries to area businesses and residents and acknowledges that FHWA truck
class 9 and above may occasionally travel on Upper County Roads delivering goods to local businesses
and area residents.
DATED this 6th day of April 2021, at Ellensburg, Washington.
Attest:
❑ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
❑ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Brett Wachsmith, Chairman
Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chairman
Cory Wright, Commissioner