12/3/2018
Hearing scheduled on applications for new 129,000-pound truck routes on Idaho 16, Idaho 52
BOISE - A public hearing will be held Wednesday (Dec. 12) to take comments on applications to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on sections of Idaho 16 and Idaho 52.
These shipments are reducible, meaning cargo or goods can be removed to make a shipment lighter.
The hearing will be in Emmett on Wednesday (Dec. 12) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at Emmett High School, 721 W. 12th Street.
Comments will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on Idaho 16 from the highway’s intersection with Idaho 44 (Milepost 100) to the highway’s intersection with Idaho 52 (Milepost 113.9).
Comments also will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on Idaho 52 in Emmett (Milepost 28.4) to the highway’s intersection with Idaho 16 (Milepost 30.42).
At the hearing, there will be an opportunity to give verbal or written testimony. Those interested in reviewing the applications before the hearing 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 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.
The deadline to submit comments is Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.
Those with questions about the route applications or public hearing can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call 1-208-334-8119.