Chapter 19 TRAFFIC *



Section 19-47 Establishment and demarcation of truck routes.

 

    (a)    It shall be unlawful for any vehicle  whose body weight and load weight exceeds five (5)  tons to travel over or upon any street or way of the city except those designated by the Council of the City of Thomasville as a committed route for such vehicles. Those streets designated as  permitted routes for such vehicles are as follows:

    (1)    Cassidy road from North Boulevard to North Pine Tree Boulevard.

    (2)    Campbell Street from U.S. 319 Truck Route to North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

    (3)    North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive from Campbell Street to West Clay Street.

    (4)    Industrial Boulevard from U.S.  319 Business to Campbell Street.

    (5)    Plantation Oak Drive from Old Albany Road to U.S. 319 Truck Route.

    (6)    Cairo Road from U.S. 319 Truck  Route to Old Albany Road.

    (b)    Any vehicle may be operated over  a prohibited street of the city when necessary to reach a  destination point within the city for the conduct of business, provided such vehicle uses a street upon which vehicular travel is permitted to the intersection nearest such destination.

    (c)    Vehicles may be operated over a prohibited street of the city when necessary to leave a  point of origin for the conduct of business, provided it leaves such prohibited street at the nearest intersection of a truck route to such point of origin.

    (d)    Any vehicle may be operated over  a prohibited street if owned or operated by the city, a  public utility or any contractor or materialman, while engaged in the repair, maintenance or  construction of streets, street improvements, or street utilities within the city.

    (e)    Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided for according to section 1-6.

(Code 1958,  22-60; Ord of 4-14-86(1),  I; Ord of 7-11-94,   I)