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Fremont
Confusing restrictions.
The Bay Area has many towns and areas 'blocked off' by strict No Truck signs. In
order to serve those areas, truckers such as myself must violate those signs every
day.
A huge area of southern Fremont, with dozens of warehouses along Warm Springs Blvd., Grimmer Rd., etc., is one such -- or is it?
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Warm Springs Bl. north, at Scott Creek Road.
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Westbound on S. Grimmer.
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Every single access to this southern warehouse district is 'blocked' by strict old Weight
Limit signs. Hundreds of truckers violate them on a daily basis.
In 2007, the city added two signs (photos coming soon) along east and westbound Mission Blvd., saying (something like) "Trucks Okay on Warm Springs." This 'covers' access from the north, but there's no such sign at the south end of that warehouse district.
The small map below shows the location of my pictures, and of those new signs.
Don't exit 680 at Scott Creek! It's a short hop to many local destinations, but the Fremont Police ticket shortcutting truckers, along there.
The NUMMI car plant is a major destination for truckers. There is major road construction in the area, and the access route keeps shifting. Better get current directions, and pay close attention to their 'detour style' road signs.
Meanwhile, at the northwest end of town:
If you are heading toward the Dumbarton Bridge, stay on the 84 freeway. If accessing businesses nearby, stick to Ardenwood Road and Kaiser (on the north side) and Thornton and Gateway (on the south side) -- and watch the signs. The Fremont Police have ticketed truckers for 'shortcutting' on Paseo Padre, though there is no obvious reason trucks should not use it.
Confused yet?
Here is an official city map of their truck routes, as currently shown on their web site. Notice that Warm Springs Blvd. is not so designated.
Happily, with the exceptions noted above, the Fremont police are not known to enforce this mishmash . . .
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