10/20/2016
Hearing scheduled to take comment on application for new 129,000-pound truck route on Idaho 39
ABERDEEN - A public hearing will be held in Aberdeen to take comment on an application allowing trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on a section of Idaho 39.
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 Idaho 39 from Milepost 1.72 to Milepost 52.92, (American Falls to U.S. 26).
The hearing will be Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Aberdeen City Hall, 33 N. Main Street, Aberdeen.
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 application before the hearing can visit www.itd.idaho.gov/129K/default.htm, and click on the individual route application that is 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 St., Boise, ID 83703. Comments on the route will be received through Monday, Nov. 21, 2016.
Those with questions about the route application can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call (208) 334-8119.