11/13/2015
Hearing re-scheduled to take comment on 129,000-pound truck route applications for U.S. 12, Idaho 13 and Idaho 162
KAMIAH - A public hearing will be held in Kamiah on Thursday (Dec. 3) to take comment on applications allowing trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on sections of U.S. 12, Idaho 13 and Idaho 162. This hearing replaces one in late August that was canceled due to fires.
These shipments are reducible, meaning cargo or goods can be removed to make a shipment lighter.
Comments will be taken on an application to allow trucks on U.S. 12 from Milepost 66.22 to Milepost 73.85 (Kamiah to Kooskia), on Idaho 13 from Milepost 0 to Milepost 26.39 (Kooskia to Grangeville) and on Idaho 162 from Milepost 31.07 to Milepost 8 (Kamiah to 4 Corners).
The hearing will be Thursday, Dec. 3, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kamiah Elementary School multi-purpose room, 805 9th Street.
Transportation department staff will be at the hearing to answer questions, and there will be an opportunity to give verbal or written testimony.
Those interested in reviewing the applications before the hearing can visit www.itd.idaho.gov/129K/default.htm, and click on the individual route applications that are listed under the Submitted Requests headline.
Those interested in submitting comments before or after the hearing 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 Street, Boise, ID 83707. Comments on the route will be received through Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015.
Those with questions about the route applications can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov, or call (208) 334-8119.