LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Christmas miracle could be coming to residents in the Limerick and Old Louisville neighborhoods.
On Tuesday, the Public Works Committee will hear a new proposal from residents asking to keep heavy trucks off their local streets. It's a change they've wanted for years.
The ordinance is supported by the Limerick Neighborhood Association President Derrick Pedolzky and sponsored by Metro Councilmember Phillip Baker.
"This is necessary for our community, homes, and for the public's safety," Pedolzky said. He said three new roads are on the ordinance: St. Catherine and Kentucky streets and St. James Court.
Pedolzky took a survey with residents to figure out which problems the community wanted to focus on.
"The number one problem people wanted addressed in our survey is the heavy truck traffic on Oak St. and St. Catherine St.," he said.
The ordinance would prevent vehicles weighing over 21,000 pounds from driving on the residential streets unless they were making deliveries.
A resident showed WHAS11 pictures of damage she said was caused by trucks driving on the small streets.
"I've had to replace my mirrors multiple times and they've caused hundreds of dollars in damage," she said. That isn't the only damage that's been reported.
Pedolzky said there's also been damage to home foundations, cars, "and it can be dangerous for those who walk or have disabilities."
A neighbor on St. Catherine St. even set up a camera system to capture how many heavy trucks pass through the street each day. Pedolzky said an average of 145 trucks pass through, all ranging in different sizes. He's seen box trucks, trash trucks, semis and waste trucks at all hours of the day.
"Again, this is common sense for anybody who works on it," Pedolzky said.
The Public Works Committee is expected to take up the ordinance on Tuesday. Pedolzky hopes it passes before the year ends.
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