171.2024 Order Excluding Burnt Hill Drive from Town System of Truck Routes ORDER EXCLUDING BURNT HILL DRIVE FROM
THE TOWN SYSTEM OF TRUCK ROUTES
RESOLUTION NO.: 171,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1660 (a)(10), the Town of
Queensbury has established a system of truck routes upon which all trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer
combinations having a total gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds are permitted to travel and
operate and excluding such vehicles and combinations from all highways except those which constitute
such truck route system, and
WHEREAS, by previous action of the Town Board, Warren Street and a portion of
Meadowbrook Road were excluded from the Town's system of truck routes, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, in consultation with the Town Highway Superintendent, has
considered whether and to what extent Burnt Hills Drive should continue to be a part of the Town's
truck route system,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDERED, that for safety reasons, the Town Board hereby determines that Burnt Hills Drive
is not suitable for inclusion in the Town's truck route system and it is hereby excluded from such
system, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that all trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer combinations having a total gross
weight in excess of 10,000 pounds are no longer permitted to use Burnt Hills Drive, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that exclusion of Burnt Hills Drive from the system of truck routes shall not be
construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the highways from
which such vehicles and combinations are otherwise excluded, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that the Town Board hereby finds that the exclusion of Burnt Hills Drive shall not
impact or interfere with the ongoing connectivity between the Town's system of truck routes and State
routes, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that the Town Highway Superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to
properly post such weight restriction on Burnt Hills Drive and take any other actions necessary to
effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 15t'day of April, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. McNulty