Agenda Item #
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
09/30/2008
Agenda Report #
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Chattsworth Rd & Midland Rd Truck Restrictions
INITIATED BY: Engineering Department
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Recommendation: Approve the attached ordinance establishing ?Truck
Restrictions? on Chattsworth Road and Midland Rd.
Background: Citizens are having a difficult time traveling the narrow
width of Chattsworth when trucks are using the roadway as a cut-through from
Macon Rd to Technology Parkway. The roadway of Chattsworth Rd is 18 feet in
width for two-way traffic, as it is an old county road, which was taken over by
the Columbus Consolidated Government. The conditions are similar for the length
of roadway from the intersection with Technology Parkway to the turn at Midland
Rd. A similar provision is needed for Midland Rd form Chattsworth Rd to Macon
Rd as this roadway is also a part of the cut-through and not a destination for
the truck traffic..
Analysis: The proposed restriction will meet the needs of the residents of
Chattsworth Rd and Midland Rd and is justified by the width of the roadway. A
more suitable route for through trucks is available along Macon Rd/US 80 to its
intersection with Technology Parkway.
Financial Considerations: The cost of the ?Truck Restriction? signs
would be approximately $125.00 each and will be charged to the Traffic
Engineering Budget
Legal Considerations: An Ordinance requires approval by Council.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve a ?Truck Restriction? Ordinance with
provisions for the length of Chattsworth Road from Technology Parkway to
Midland Rd and for the length of Midland Road from Chattsworth Rd to Macon Rd.
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