Semi-trucks are no longer allowed on a mile-long stretch of road in southeast Greenwood.
The Greenwood City Council on Monday voted unanimously to ban truck traffic on County Road 75 East, which runs between Worthsville and Stop 18 roads, between subdivisions and farmland.
It is part of a recent push by residents and now city officials to keep semis off narrow one- and two-lane roads throughout the city.
Semis are already banned on Main Street downtown.
The council also considered banning truck traffic on County Road 250 East, but decided not to because the entire road is not within city limits, and legally, they can only install signs within their jurisdiction, which some council members feared would cause confusion and more problems.
If they turned onto the road south of the city and then saw signs banning trucks once they were in the city, there is no where for them to turn around, and that would causes more safety concerns, council member Mike Campbell said.
The city plans to install signs along County Road 75 East soon.
