City Report on Truck Routes
City Evaluates Updates to Truck Route Designations
This report was presented in March 2025. This report suggests adding truck routes in Redondo Beach, not looking to solve the problem of trucks on our residential streets. Since the report was presented, I have been working with my counterpart in Torrance to end the truck routes before they reach our borders, negating the need for any of the solutions proposed by the city below.
The City of Redondo Beach is reviewing its truck route network due to recurring complaints about trucks using non-designated streets in southern neighborhoods. Many of these issues arise where designated truck routes in neighboring cities, particularly Torrance, end at the Redondo Beach boundary, providing no legal or practical continuation for truck drivers. This results in trucks traveling on restricted streets within Redondo Beach, such as Del Amo Street, Diamond Street, Prospect Avenue, Camino Real, and Palos Verdes Boulevard.
Because enforcement is limited by gaps in signage and routing continuity, the City is considering several “gap closure” options that would extend truck routes within its jurisdiction to align with those in adjacent cities. The goal is to reduce enforcement challenges and provide clear legal routing for trucks entering or passing through Redondo Beach.
The four potential additions include:
- Designating Del Amo Street (east City limit to Prospect) and Prospect Avenue (Del Amo to Torrance Blvd) as truck routes.
- Designating Camino Real (east City limit to Prospect) and Prospect Avenue (Camino Real to Torrance Blvd).
- Extending the Palos Verdes Boulevard truck route (east City limit to Prospect) and Prospect (PVB to Camino Real); this option requires #2.
- Creating a continuous truck route along Palos Verdes Boulevard (east City limit to PCH), which connects to existing truck routes in Torrance and Palos Verdes Estates.
No specific recommendations have been made by staff, and any changes would require City Council action. The routes under consideration were selected as pragmatic options to address discontinuities created by adjacent jurisdictions’ truck route maps. Impacts to residential neighborhoods, schools, and other users would require further analysis before implementation.
