As teardowns and new home development continues throughout northeast Johnson County so does the influx of large trucks delivering construction materials and equipment. While some city officials have concerns with how the trucks could impact city roads, others are less concerned by the frequent trips into the area by heavy vehicles.
Fairway’s Public Works Director Bill Stogsdill said he “absolutely” had concerns with how heavy trucks could impact roads but said “it would not be reasonable to require the demolition of a home to be removed a pick-up load of debris at a time.” Fairway City Administrator Nathan Nogelmeier also said he had concerns with having the larger trucks on city roads but said that it was a necessary part of community improvement.
Nogelmeier noted that Fairway had been experiencing teardown/rebuilds for a longer period of time than some of its neighboring communities so the city was more used to dealing with construction vehicles.
“Any time you want to have reinvestment in your community you are going to have to deal with heavier traffic,” he said.
Nogelmeier also pointed out that trucks have a legal right to proceed to the address where they are providing services in Fairway.
(Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for northeast Johnson County)