The town councils have officially diverted the heavy truck traffic back to the proper state highways. I honestly never imagined we would get this outcome, but this is entirely a result of you showing up to protect our local roads.
January 11, 2014
Final supporters
The continual increase in heavy truck traffic on these roads is creating safety, noise and maintenance issues that impact the quality of life residents enjoy. These issues also create a decrease in both property values and attractiveness for potential residents considering the area.
Both SH 289 and SH 380 are engineered and designed for heavy traffic of all types and are the proper route that heavy trucks should use while in transit through our towns. The usage of secondary routes or 'short-cuts' provides only a very small benefit in times savings for the truckers (typically less than 5 minutes saved) and is in no way a necessity or required path for transit.
Updates
November 4, 2013
Seeing the momentum behind this issue has been truly humbling. It was never my intention to lead this charge but I am so incredibly grateful that so many of you stepped up to highlight how important our local roads are to everyone here.
Reached 100 supporters
November 4, 2013
18 Comments
My daughter will be driving soon along 1461 to get to Prosper High School. Trucks with a heavy loads can't stop quickly enough when any of us are pulling out, especially in the valley portions of the road. Please keep 1461 safe for all by supporting this petition.
Please make 1461 a NO TRUCK route. I personally have almost been sideswiped by large trucks crossing the center lines several times while driving my kids to school. I pass 8-10 haulers every morning. Trucks on this route are extremely dangerous!
PLEASE make 1461 a No Truck route. With all the increase in construction in our area, these 18 wheelers are driving down 1461 at dangerously high speeds every single day. If Celina does not take measures to show the citizens that they are listening to our concerns (as they've ignored our water concerns for years), Celina will likely not grow and thrive as surrounding communities have been showing to do.
I had to swerve off of the road the other day to keep an eighteen-wheeler from killing a biker. He was going too fast to stop, and I whipped over into the grass in time for him to pull into my lane and miss the bike. 1461 needs NO BICYCLISTS and NO BIG TRUCKS. It's too narrow, residential, and dangerous to have these guys on the road.
We totally agree that large trucks should stay on roads engineered for heavy vehicles. Once the tollway is extended that will give them a second North/South option. Neighborhood streets are not the place for heavy vehicles.
I just had my windshield cracked for the 3rd. time. I am so tired of this.
Please keep our town safe, these trucks speed all day long.
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The town councils have officially diverted the heavy truck traffic back to the proper state highways. I honestly never imagined we would get this outcome, but this is entirely a result of you showing up to protect our local roads.
January 11, 2014
Final supporters
The continual increase in heavy truck traffic on these roads is creating safety, noise and maintenance issues that impact the quality of life residents enjoy. These issues also create a decrease in both property values and attractiveness for potential residents considering the area.
Both SH 289 and SH 380 are engineered and designed for heavy traffic of all types and are the proper route that heavy trucks should use while in transit through our towns. The usage of secondary routes or 'short-cuts' provides only a very small benefit in times savings for the truckers (typically less than 5 minutes saved) and is in no way a necessity or required path for transit.
Updates
November 4, 2013
Seeing the momentum behind this issue has been truly humbling. It was never my intention to lead this charge but I am so incredibly grateful that so many of you stepped up to highlight how important our local roads are to everyone here.
Reached 100 supporters
November 4, 2013
18 Comments
I applaud Prosper Town Council's support of the "No Trucks" issue on FM1461. And I'm appalled at Celina's refusal to agree. We surely don't need heavy truck traffic going past all the children playing at Frontier Park.
My daughter will be driving soon along 1461 to get to Prosper High School. Trucks with a heavy loads can't stop quickly enough when any of us are pulling out, especially in the valley portions of the road. Please keep 1461 safe for all by supporting this petition.
Please make 1461 a NO TRUCK route. I personally have almost been sideswiped by large trucks crossing the center lines several times while driving my kids to school. I pass 8-10 haulers every morning. Trucks on this route are extremely dangerous!
PLEASE make 1461 a No Truck route. With all the increase in construction in our area, these 18 wheelers are driving down 1461 at dangerously high speeds every single day. If Celina does not take measures to show the citizens that they are listening to our concerns (as they've ignored our water concerns for years), Celina will likely not grow and thrive as surrounding communities have been showing to do.
I had to swerve off of the road the other day to keep an eighteen-wheeler from killing a biker. He was going too fast to stop, and I whipped over into the grass in time for him to pull into my lane and miss the bike. 1461 needs NO BICYCLISTS and NO BIG TRUCKS. It's too narrow, residential, and dangerous to have these guys on the road.
We totally agree that large trucks should stay on roads engineered for heavy vehicles. Once the tollway is extended that will give them a second North/South option. Neighborhood streets are not the place for heavy vehicles.
I just had my windshield cracked for the 3rd. time. I am so tired of this.
Please keep our town safe, these trucks speed all day long.
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I applaud Prosper Town Council's support of the "No Trucks" issue on FM1461. And I'm appalled at Celina's refusal to agree. We surely don't need heavy truck traffic going past all the children playing at Frontier Park.