Kamloops posted Nov 27, 2024 @ 02:58pm by Cheyanna Lorraine

City pauses 6-month ban on semi-trucks in downtown Kamloops

After less than two weeks, the City of Kamloops has decided to “pause” a six-month pilot project that would have seen semi-trucks banned from driving through downtown.

The program started Nov. 15 and was set to last until May 15.

However, the city said it is putting an end to the pilot project “due to safety, environmental and timing concerns.”

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The city says the loss of the Red Bridge on Sept. 19 and other traffic pattern changes have also played a role in the decision to pause the project.

The goal of the pilot project was to explore the impacts of the possible removal of truck routes downtown.

A city-wide truck route study will be done in 2025 to assess impacts of large trucks and dangerous goods routes throughout the city.

“Council wishes to review the findings of that study before making any decisions on reestablishing the truck route pilot project, which would result in decommissioning both Lansdowne Street and Seymour Street as truck routes,” the city said.

As of Wednesday, crews are removing any truck restriction signs that were deployed for the pilot project.

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