DETROIT (WWJ) -- The City of Detroit has announced a series of first-ever truck traffic restrictions in Southwest Detroit that will take effect on Monday, October 6.
The goal, says DPW Deputy Director, Sam Krassenstein, is to keep commercial truck traffic out of residential neighborhoods.
"The goal is to really focus on the larger semi trucks," said Krassenstein, at a news conference Wednesday. "So, we've tried signage that says, you know, if you have trucks with more than four axels, stay off of the street.
"But we also know, in this particular area, you have a lot of cabs that will only be two axels or three axels that cause a lot of the problems. So, we're taking the blanket approach: No trucks."
Obviously, Krassenstein said, if it's a delivery truck that is where it's supposed to be, enforcement will follow accordingly.
"The intent is to not pull over like an Amazon truck or a moving truck that's helping a resident move, but to really focus on the through trucks that don't have business here."