“Here in Bartonville, our residents use I-474 on a daily basis. Most concerning for us as law enforcement professionals is McKinley Avenue and the trucks that get off the Interstate to head south on US-24.
These vehicles pass through the heart of our commercial district, a block from our grade school and right along the front yards and driveways of dozens of homes.
It’s not hard to identify specific issues we’ve had with semi-truck traffic. On Dec. 6 a school bus crashed head-on with a truck on I-74 near Bloomington, killing two.
With longer and heavier trucks, accidents like this would be deadlier. We cannot sacrifice public safety in favor of the profit margins of the few large companies pushing for these larger, more dangerous vehicles.”