He says he’s been watching roads get torn up and crumbled in Pittsburg County, but he can’t get anyone to stop it.
Curtis Golden feels as if he’s hit nothing but roadblocks in trying to get enforcement of weight limits on Pittsburg County roads — especially those near his home on Pasture Road near Alderson.
Golden said Pasture Road has a 20 ton weight limit, but a neighbor of his who has moved in a trucking company often drives trucks over the road that exceed the limit.
“They’re right at 20 tons, without a load,” Golden said.
Golden said he’s also concerned about the width of the roads.
“The roads are real narrow,” said Golden, who said he’s seen bulldozers on trucks with the blade hanging off the side.
He said there’s been a lot of damage.
“It’s really bad,” Golden said. He said it hasn’t always been that way.
“The roads were pretty good for what they’ve got to work with,” he said.
Golden said he’s talked to law enforcement, county officials and state officials, but hasn’t been able to get the heavy truck traffic stopped on the road.
Golden’s neighbor, William Sharp, who operates WWJB Contracting, had a response.
What does he tell his neighbors when they complain to him about his trucks being too heavy?
“The only thing I can tell them — is I’m not breaking any laws,” Sharp said.
Sharp said he has three trucks, 18-wheelers, that are driven by himself and two employees.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg County commissioners passed a resolution last June setting the load limits on county roads at 20 tons. District 1 Commissioner Gene Rogers said he felt an earlier resolution passed years ago had already been in place, but when a copy of it couldn’t be found, commissioners passed the second resolution.
Rogers has submitted a bill for $20,972 for damages he alleges has been caused by trucks from Sharp’s company.
The commissioners gave the bill to District 18 District Attorney Jim Bob Miller, who sent it to Sharp.
Sharp said he’s given the bill to his attorney.
“I feel discriminated against,” Sharp said.
“I’m not the only big truck on these roads.”
Sharp said a state law enforcement officer from the size and weights division of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has been to his property and checked his trucks.
“They told me if I’m operating a business from my home, they could not keep from driving to and from it,” Sharp said.
He said he had been told he had to take a specific route to and from his property, and that’s the route he takes.
Homepage
Related Photos
-
KEVIN HARVISON
-
KEVIN HARVISON
Torn-up roads raise the fury of residents
INFRASTRUCTURE | Despite pleas, man says county is doing nothing to stop road destruction
- Local News
-
McAlester’s Alexis Futisha is crowned Little Miss Choctaw for District 11 recently at the Choctaw Community Center.
-
Alexix Futisha is named Little Miss Choctaw
McAlester’s Alexis Futisha has been named Little Miss Choctaw for District 11.
- From the Capitol: Talk about fiscal irresponsibility
- Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma signs lease in McAlester
- Rescued horses doing well
- Lt. Gov. Lamb lauds region for Work Ready Certification
-
Alexix Futisha is named Little Miss Choctaw
- Local Sports
-
-
Crappie fishing has been poor, anglers report
Happy Memorial Day Weekend to you all, and let me start by expressing my personal thanks to all of you who served in our nation’s armed forces, past and present.
- Scrimmage closes spring practice for Buffaloes
- Scramble
-
Crappie fishing has been poor, anglers report
- Police/Courts
-
-
Rescued horses doing well
Quarter horses rescued in July by the Pittsburg County Sheriffs department are doing well, according to Joel Kerns Pittsburg County Sheriff.
- Three local men dismissed from grand theft charges
-
- Features
-
McAlester’s Alexis Futisha is crowned Little Miss Choctaw for District 11 recently at the Choctaw Community Center.
-
Alexix Futisha is named Little Miss Choctaw
McAlester’s Alexis Futisha has been named Little Miss Choctaw for District 11.
- 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
- 10 Things to Know for Tuesday
- What the dog said
- 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
-
Alexix Futisha is named Little Miss Choctaw
- State news
-
-
Oklahoma House narrowly passes annual budget bill
The Oklahoma House on Thursday narrowly approved a $6.8 billion general appropriations bill to fund state government, just hours after the same bill failed, avoiding the need to return for a special session.
- Holiday travel by Oklahomans expected to rise
- Implanting nursing calves yields advantages
-
Oklahoma House narrowly passes annual budget bill
Beryl Makes Landfall on Florida Coast
UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Man Rescued From River in China
Beyonce Entertains the First Family
Celtics crush Sixers in Game 7
Alleged Lego Thief Faces Felony Charges
Has Snooki Named Her Baby?
Heat Wave Warms Holiday Weekend
Inspiration for the class of 2012
Colorado College Student Shot While Trespassing
Will Smith & Josh Brolin on "Men in Black 3"
80-Year-Old Skydiver's Nightmare Jump
JWoww Sizzles in a Black Bikini
Sliders on the Grill
Cruise ship crunch
Backstage With Beyonce
Ultimate Creamy Potato Salad
Pope's Personal Butler Under Arrest
Jenny McCarthy's New Man
Tyler's Classic Coleslaw
Britney Spears Under X Factor Fire
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Hits Milestone
