Few comments voiced on request for heavier trucks

Dec 27, 2019 at 08:24 AM CST
Comments about truck weight limits made at public hearings in Challis and Salmon in early December will now be forwarded to the Idaho Transportation Board, which will make a final decision about allowing heavier trucks on the roads. Engineers and public relation specialists with the Idaho Transportation Department conducted two public hearings on a request from Andrew Lott, with Arlo G. Lott Trucking. That Jerome company applied for weight limit changes on portions of U.S. Highway 93 and Idaho Highway 75, asking to haul loads that weigh up to 129,000 pounds. Currently trucks can’t haul more than 105,000 pounds. Lott wants to increase the amount of molybdenum hauled out of Thompson Creek Mine and reduce the number of trucks needed to it. Lott said if the changes are approved it will s

Dec 27, 2019 at 08:24 AM CST

Comments about truck weight limits made at public hearings in Challis and Salmon in early December will now be forwarded to the Idaho Transportation Board, which will make a final decision about allowing heavier trucks on the roads. Engineers and public relation specialists with the Idaho Transportation Department conducted two public hearings on a request from Andrew Lott, with Arlo G. Lott Trucking. That Jerome company applied for weight limit changes on portions of U.S. Highway 93 and Idaho Highway 75, asking to haul loads that weigh up to 129,000 pounds. Currently trucks can’t haul more than 105,000 pounds. Lott wants to increase the amount of molybdenum hauled out of Thompson Creek Mine and reduce the number of trucks needed to it. Lott said if the changes are approved it will s