Background/Discussion
Truck routes are designated routes to be used by trucks for travel throughout the city. Industrial access truck routes were last updated in 2000.
Proposed changes to Chapter 9.68 “Truck Routes” are necessary to correct signing discrepancies caused by the Iowa DOT reconstruction of I-29 and I-480 on the west and north sides of Council Bluffs.
One goal of the original Truck Route signage was to guide detoured interstate truck traffic through local city streets. With the construction of the NB and SB Frontage Roads, the original signage has become obsolete. The proposed changes will allow removal of the obsolete signage.
Proposed changes include:
- Remove Avenue “G” from 35th Street to Interstate 29 - This route was originally for trucks travelling between I-29 at Avenue “G” and I-29 at 35th Street. It has been consolidated at Avenue “G” so the designated route is no longer needed.
- Change Service Road “B” from 2nd Avenue to 9th Avenue to NB Frontage Road “B” from 2nd Avenue to 9th Avenue – Service Road “B” has been replaced by NB Frontage Road.
- Remove 2nd Avenue from 37th Street to 31st Street – Grain elevators and industrial buildings have been removed so the designated route is no longer needed.
- Change 35th Street from Interstate 29 to 23rd Avenue to 35th Street from 9th Avenue to 23rd Avenue.
- Change 37th Street from I-480 Interchange to 9th Avenue to SB Frontage Road from I-480 Interchange to 9th Avenue – 37th Street (Dodge Riverside Dr.) will be replaced by SB Frontage Road by May 2022.
This update will address route changes associated with the Interstate reconstruction and new road construction. It will correctly define appropriate routes for trucks and reduce confusion for truck drivers unfamiliar with local city streets.