The City of East Ridge is taking measures to ensure over-sized loads that are traveling Ringgold Road don’t continue damage traffic signals and snarl the traffic on its main thoroughfare.

On Thursday, a truck hauling an over-sized generator to Texas for Microsoft was stopped in the 6500 block of Ringgold Road, said Interim City Manager/Fire Chief Mike Williams. He said the driver is complying with a city request to contract with a private company to help navigate under traffic signals. That contractor would lift lines over the road allowing the truck clear passage.

It is unclear if the truck will resume its trip west on Ringgold Road today.

On both Tuesday and Wednesday, similar trucks hauling the massive generators caused damage to a traffic light at the intersection of Ringgold Road and Marlboro Avenue. The trucks were also coming through East Ridge in the afternoon, conflicting with traffic in school zones and rush hour.

Williams said he could not confirm reports that as many as 40 trucks will be using Ringgold Road in coming days and week as a route to the generators’ final destination of Texas. Williams did say that he had been told more generators are on the way.

The over-sized loads are taking a route that is split between interstate highways and major roads, officials said. The truck carrying the generators cannot fit under the Spring Creek Road overpass on Interstate 24 West.

City officials said the trucking company is working on timing its trip through the city during the morning hours to ease potential traffic snarls. Williams said that the trucking company may hire private security or off-duty officers to provide escort cars for the over-sized loads to help with traffic at major intersections.