How can I get a No Thru Trucks sign placed on my street?
AnyState, in conjunction with any town, may prohibit through truck traffic on any street or highway. The Attorney General's Office has defined a thru truck as one which travels from a point outside the limits of a city, town, or borough through such city, town or borough without any scheduled stop in the locality in question. Thus, a "No Thru Trucks" sign may not affect the majority of trucks using a particular road in a town, if they have a local destination.
Towns may preclude trucks from town roads by ordinance as long as they do not become de facto no through truck routes; that is, when the road in question passes over a town line to an adjoining town.
Careful evaluation of erecting such a sign needs to be made of how diverting truck traffic from one avenue may affect other routes.
For information about how to porpose a new ordinance in Anytown, visit the Charter Section of our website.