1534RESOLUTION NO. x,534
A RESOLUTION DECLARING HEAVY TRUCKS TO BE PROHIBITED FROM
RICH ROAD EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1997, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Memphis finds that truck traffic on
Rich Road between the South Service Road and Balfour has created increased traffic congestion
and danger to motorists; and
WHEREAS, Rich Road was developed to accommodate residential traffic and the
intersection of Rich Road and the South Service Road is not well designed to handle heavy truck
traffic; and
WHEREAS, traffic from heavy trucks on Rich Road will result in increased maintenance
of Rich Road; and
WHEREAS, the truck traffic presently utilizing Rich Road does have other means to
access the facilities in the vicinity;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT effective August 1, 1997, heavy trucks, as
defined in Chapter 11.24 of the West Memphis Municipal Code, should be prohibited on Rich
Road between its intersection with the South Service Road and Balfour and the City Engineer is
directed to appropriately mark such street with signs, markers, signals, buttons or other traffic
control devices.
ADOPTED this ~ day of ~c.sc..y , 1997.
AL BOALS, MAYOR
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