Quarry developer announces clean-air truck program

MURRIETA — Granite Construction Company has announced a new clean-air truck program developed in cooperation with South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) that would substantially reduce regional air quality impacts resulting from the proposed Liberty Quarry project in Southwest Riverside County.

The Liberty Quarry Clean-Air Truck Program is designed to reduce emissions from heavy duty trucks involved in transporting aggregate in the region.

“Granite should be applauded for their leadership,” said San Bernardino County Supervisor and AQMD board member Gary Ovitt. “Their model for a clean-air truck program at Liberty Quarry is exactly the type of proactive action that companies should be emulating to help reduce local and regional air emissions and is a model for where we should be going.”

Granite says the clean air truck program is unique and significant for the local area because it accelerates an aggressive reduction of diesel particulate emissions in advance of CARB regulations.