A fine of up to $1,000 could be issued to any tractor-trailer trucks caught traveling through downtown Austell.
Austell Public Works Department officials have decided to upgrade signage to ban tractor-trailer traffic in the city’s downtown.
The new signs are designed to help with the following:
· Eliminate wide turns by the truckers.
· Establish a designated route for tractor-trailer trucks to turn on Thornton Road to Dr. Luke Glenn Garrett Jr. Memorial Highway instead of Austell-Powder Springs Road.
· Minimize tractor trailers from getting stuck on the railroad tracks.
· Minimize traffic congestion by the tractor trailers.
· Avoid the destruction of the railroad safety arms.
· Lessen the number of hours spent by the city’s police and fire departments during a tractor-trailer accident/incident.
· Minimize the amount of wear and tear on city streets.
For information, visit austellga.gov.
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