Inhabitants of Arnage, a small town in northern France, are fed up with trucks entering the residential roads on a daily basis. Drivers explain that they are guided by GPS. Perhaps an additional road sign will solve the problem.
In Arnage, located in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region, local residents met with the mayor last week to decide how to prevent the usual entry of lorries into residential areas – reports the local service Le Maine libre. As the Arnage residents say, it happens almost every day. Such situations are burdensome for residents as well as for truck drivers who have trouble maneuvering on narrow streets. Sometimes they must turn back.
Many trucks are heading for Bolloré, an international transport and logistics company located north of Arnage. To reach the destination, vehicles guided by GPS, enter the Acacias street (red route on the map), instead of Boulevard Lefaucheux (green route). The Acacias street is not adapted to the traffic of heavy goods vehicles at all. Residents are worried about their cars, as well as about the deteriorating condition of the road surface.
Boulevard Lefaucheux has the main entry road to Bolloré for several years. It is not clear why GPS still directs drivers to smaller streets. The city tried to reach an agreement with the company to solve the problem but to no avail. It was decided that a large road sign with arrows indicating the right direction will be placed at the entrance to the company premises. Before this happens, make sure your GPS doesn’t guide in the wrong direction when you drive through Arnage.