SAN DIEGO -- A plan to recycle methane gas from the Point Loma Wastewater Plant has residents fearing for their safety.

As the I-Team first reported Wednesday night at 7:00, the plan involves trucking large quantities of the gas down Catalina Boulevard, Chatsworth Boulevard and Rosecrans Street six times a night, seven nights a week.

Transporting hazardous gas is highly regulated - there are all kinds of safety procedures in place. And that's part of why city leaders approved the plan to truck methane through residential areas.

But residents in Point Loma said they're worried about a worst-case scenario.

A 45-foot long, 38-ton flatbed truck will carry more than 183,000 cubic feet of compressed methane gas past hundreds of Point Loma homes. Residents are worried about an accident or explosion.

"There are a number of viable alternatives to driving these rolling bombs down the street," resident Randy West told 10News.

Friday, residents, including Randy West, took their concerns to their city councilman Kevin Faulkner.

"I think he realizes that he and the city council were somewhere between misled and let down," West said.

Normally trucking hazardous materials isn't allowed in populated areas, but in 2007 the city authorized it based on information like this from an application for an environmental exemption: "no historical, biological or other environmental impacts would result from this activity."

Residents have said that's not true.

"I certainly hope that city residents understand what's happening here in Point Loma, that there is a catastrophe about to happen," West said.

More than 300 residents who signed a petition to stop the trucks agree. Councilmen Faulkner issued a statement to the I-Team that said, "I understand residents are concerned. They deserve an opportunity to ask questions, get answers from people knowledgeable about the project and become apprised of what's happened."

They'll have a chance to ask questions next week, when Councilman Faulkner will host a community meeting. It is scheduled for Wednesday at 7pm at the Point Loma Library.