Torrance-into-Redondo truck routes vexes city
by Garth Meyer When a semi-truck on its way down either of three boulevards in Torrance crosses into Redondo Beach, it’s suddenly on an illegal truck route. A sign may or may not designate it as such. This is the crux of an issue facing the two cities as Redondo Beach looks to reduce large truck traffic – weighing more than three tons – on its residential streets, particularly Del Amo, Sepulveda, and Palos Verdes boulevards. In March, Redondo Beach resident John Perchulyn did a four-day study, with neighbor Tony Magana, counting 122 large trucks per day that pass through the intersection of Prospect Avenue on Palos Verdes Boulevard, on average. The sign on the lightpole says no trucks over three tons are permitted. “What’s going to happen, I’m afraid, is the city will designate Palos Verdes Boulevard a truck route because of Torrance’s lack of cooperating with Redondo,” Perchulyn said. “There’s no reason any tractor-trailers should be on these streets. This is residential all the way.” On March 25, the Redondo Beach Public Works & Sustainability Commission fielded the issue at a regular meeting, the officers voting 6-0 for city staff to put up more signs, and work something out…
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