Resident presses Coweta to address heavy truck traffic on residential road between Highway 51 and 107th
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A resident told the council 18‑wheelers frequently use a residential road between Highway 51 and 107th Street, raising safety concerns; city staff said engineering plans are in progress to design the roadway for heavy traffic and will be sent out for bids when complete.
At the Aug. 4 Coweta City Council meeting, resident Russell Faith urged the city to address heavy truck traffic and safety issues on the residential road between Highway 51 and 107th Street, saying the roadway is not built for the trucks that use it and that “18‑wheeler trucks go down the road every three minutes.” Faith also said a paving loader recently overturned in a ditch near his home.
City Manager Julie Casteen said the city is working on engineering plans for that area and that, once the plans are complete, the city will go out for bids. Casteen said the design will accommodate heavy traffic and trucks. Councilmember Joshua Wilburn asked whether plans could include widening the roadway; Mayor Naomi Hogue and Casteen discussed temporary repairs and previous patching work. Casteen and Hogue said ditch repairs would be the responsibility of the company that caused the damage and that staff would check easements and the possibility of widening.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff reported that engineering work is underway and that future bid solicitations will follow once designs are complete.