Woodbury Board of Selectmen Responds After Residents Complain About Truck Traffic

Following complaints from residents on Park Road about truck traffic, the Board of Selectmen will set up a committee to address the grievances, the Republican-American reports.

Residents are worried about damage to the roadway and the trucks crossing the yellow center lines while negotiating curves. According to the paper, residents hoped for the selectmen to install a “No Thru Trucks” sign at Park Road and Main Street South.

First Selectman William J. Butterly Jr. told the paper that would mean the trucks going to O&G Industries Quarry on Park Road would drive to Old Sherman Hill Road and Bacon Pond Road around turns that would inevitably make them cross into the opposite lane, posing a greater safety risk.

Ken Faroni, Director of Planning and Permits for O&G, sent a letter to Butterly detailing the history of the routing, explaining that the current route was established after concerns about public safety, the publication reports.

Maureen Caceci, a Park Road resident, told the Republican-American she saw trucks cross the yellow line in front of her house four times one morning and was concerned about the safety of her children.

The committee, set up by Selectman Martin Overton, will include residents and a representative from O&G.

Overton told the paper that the solution to the issue won’t be easy.

Read the full story at the Republican-American.

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