> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:32:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nancy Casey <case3083@uidaho.edu>
> To: "Jerry L. Schutz" <jschutz@moscow.com>
> Cc: vision2020@moscow.com, Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>, trail@cyberdrive.net
> Subject: Re: Legislative Newsletter--February 1 - 7/98
>
>
> from David Peckham
> The other day I watched a pair of huge trucks struggling to turn right off
> of SR 8 on to
> US 95, and marvel at the prospect of trying to fit even larger trucks
> around these corners. Remember, Third and Jackson is not scheduled to be
> widened or replaced any time soon. I also recall a lost and confused
> trucker trying to turn right at Third and Main. He closed the
> intersection for five minutes backing and turning. Enough anticdotes,
>
> The important thing is that our highways and bridges are not designed for
> the
> reverberating weights of still bigger trucks. A couple of years ago there
> was a concerted effort to pump more money into Idaho's roads because our
> highways were crumbling. $6 billion worth of backlog highway needs,
> they said.
>
> What we really need is a national commitment to railroads; its a far
> bigger problem than Idaho alone.
>
> dave peckham
> On
> Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Jerry L. Schutz wrote:
>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>
> > Cc: trail@cyberdrive.net <trail@cyberdrive.net>
> > Date: Sunday, February 08, 1998 2:41 PM
> > Subject: Legislative Newsletter--February 1 - 7/98
> >
> >
> > > 7. TRUCK WEIGHT UPDATE--Legislation will be passed to allow trucks to
> > > increase weight loads from 105,500 pounds to 129,000 pounds. The bill
> > > will be introduced in the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 16th.
> > > The legislaton calls for a 10 mph reduction in top speeds allowed on
> > > the interstates. A demonstration route from Grangeville to Moscow
> > > has been recommended.
> >
> >
> > Thanks Tom for opposing this one. My opposition comes from the demo truck
> > which was parked in front of the Statehouse on Thursday. It was a Tractor,
> > a full size trailer and a half-size trailer. This was a for a Pro-trucking
> > lobby. Looking at the BIG rig, I realized that on the proposed demo route
> > (Grangeville to Moscow) you would NEVER be able to pass this truck in a
> > passenger car except in the eight or so "truck lanes" on US95.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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