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Hearings set on North Idaho heavy load
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March 1, 2017 |
Public hearings will be held in the second week
of March to take comment on applications
allowing trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on
sections of U.S. 95, Idaho 1, U.S. 2, Idaho 41
and Idaho 54, including all state highway
stretches in Boundary County.
Comments will be taken on applications to allow
trucks on U.S. 95 from the Latah County/Benewah
County line to the Canadian border (Milepost 371
to Milepost 538), Idaho 1 between Pioneer Road
and the Canadian border (Milepost 0 to Milepost
11.17), Idaho 1 between U.S. 95 to Pioneer Road
(Milepost 521 to Milepost 522), U.S. 2 between
U.S. 95 and the Montana border (Milepost 64 to
Milepost 80), U.S. 2 between U.S. 95 and the
Washington border, which is Milepost 0 to
Milepost 28.
Additional milepost locations in this route
application include Milepost 29.7 to Milepost
29.8, and Milepost 475 to Milepost 475.7 to
ensure access to and from U.S. 95.
Route applications also include Idaho 41 between
its intersection with Idaho 54 and its
intersection with U.S. 2 (Milepost 18.9 to
Milepost 39), and Idaho 54 between its
intersection with Idaho 41 and its intersection
with U.S. 95 (Milepost 0 to Milepost 8).
The hearings will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the
Idaho Transportation Department district
headquarters, W600 Prairie Avenue, Coeur
d'Alene, in Bonners Ferry from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 9, at the Bonners Ferry Visitors
Center, 7198 Highway 95, and in Sandpoint from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the
Community Plaza, N231 Third Avenue.
There will be an opportunity to give verbal or
written testimony at the public hearings.
Those interested in reviewing the applications
before the hearings can
click here, then click on 129k Pending Route
Requests.
Those interested in submitting comments before
or after the hearings can do so by visiting the
webpage. Comments also can be e-mailed to
adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov, or mailed to: Adam
Rush, Idaho Transportation Department, 3311 W.
State St., Boise, ID 83703.
Comments on the applications will be received
through Thursday, March 30, 2017.
Those with questions about the route
applications can send an e-mail to
adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call (208)
334-8119. |
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