453.2001
ORDER RESTRICTING VEHICLES ON WARREN STREET
RESOLUTION NO.: 453, 2001
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Daniel Stec
WHEREAS, Warren Street is a short, narrow Town highway which has been damaged,
particularly the portion of the roadway on either side of the bridge, and
WHEREAS, traffic by heavy trucks appears to be damaging the roadway, and
WHEREAS, the Town Highway Superintendent has reported such facts to the Town Board,
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, with the recommendation of the Town Highway
Superintendent, has determined that for safety reasons and the protection of Warren Street, trucks
having a total gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds should not use Warren Street, and
WHEREAS, such prohibition of trucks over 10,000 pounds shall not interfere with or prohibit
suitable connection with all State routes entering or leaving the Town, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law §1660, the Town
Board has authority to prohibit use of Warren Street by such trucks,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDERED, that the Town of Queensbury system of truck routes upon which trucks, tractors
and tractor-trailer combinations having a total gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds shall include all
Town highways except for Warren Street and, as previously determined by the Town Board, the
portion of Meadowbrook Road lying between Quaker and Ridge Roads, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that in addition, any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of five (5) tons shall be
temporarily excluded from traveling on Warren Street so that, in the event the Town Board changes
the Town’s system of truck routes to include any portion of Warren Street, such heavy vehicles shall be
prohibited from Warren Street until such time as the Town Highway Superintendent shall inform the
Town Board that such heavy vehicles will no longer damage such Town highway and the Town Board
shall withdraw this temporary prohibition, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Highway
Superintendent to properly post such weight restriction on Warren Street, and
BE IT FURTHER,
ORDERED, that the Town Clerk shall publish the temporary exclusion as required by law.
rd
Duly adopted this 3 day of December, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower, Mr. Turner
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Martin