9/21/2018
Additional hearings scheduled on 129,000-pound truck route applications for U.S. 93, Idaho 75
TWIN FALLS - Additional public hearings will be held in early October to take comments on applications to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on sections of Idaho 75, U.S. 93, and the U.S. 93 Business Loop.
These shipments are reducible, meaning cargo or goods can be removed to make a shipment lighter.
Hearings were held in early September on the same route applications. The additional hearings have been scheduled to clarify that the route application for U.S. 93 includes portions of the U.S. 93 Business Loop, and to ensure stakeholders such as city councils and highway districts have the opportunity to comment.
The hearing for the Idaho 75 application will be Tuesday (Oct. 2) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Campus in the Minnie Moore Room, 1050 Fox Acres Road, Hailey.
The hearing for the U.S. 93 application will be in Twin Falls on Thursday (Oct. 4) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Twin Falls City Hall, 203 Main Avenue E., Twin Falls.
Comments will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on Idaho 75 from its intersection with U.S. 26/93 in Shoshone to Airport Way in Hailey (Milepost 73.6 to 115.9).
Comments also will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on the U.S. 93 Business Loop – from the intersection of Blue Lakes Boulevard and Addison Avenue (North Five Points) in Twin Falls to the U.S. 93 junction with Idaho 25 near Jerome (Milepost 47.4 to 58.8).
At both hearings, there will be an opportunity to give verbal or written testimony.
Those interested in reviewing the applications before the hearings can visit itd.idaho.gov/freight/?target=129000-lbs-route-requests, and 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. The deadline to submit comments is Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Those with questions about the route applications or public hearings can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call (208) 334-8119.