The north end of 4th Avenue NE, which many local folks call âthe dump roadâ was officially closed to traffic Monday night by the Belmond City Council.
âââThereâs too much traffic thatâs trying to avoid the official Highway 69 bridge detour,â said Public Works Director Justin Fournier. âLots of vehicles using 4th Avenue NE shouldnât be.â
ââThe north end of the street is gravel, and the heavy truck traffic is beating it up.
âââMy officers have stopped several trucks that have turned off the official detour on 5th Street SE and driven up 4th Avenue,â said Police Chief Rick McDaniel. âTheir GPS devices are telling them to use 4th Avenue. They are following their GPS instead of the signs.â