Re: vision2020-digest Digest V99 #192

[Brett Bennett <brett@bennett-lumber.com>]

The Grand cities of Kooskia ,Kamiah, Grangeville , Lewiston and Clarkston and other Central Idaho towns are well serviced by US12  as well as other business,  I can speak of my family's business (Lumber products) 
We depend on US 12 highly with that being the more direct (economical) route from our Elk City , Grangeville facilities to our customers in Montana and Midwest.     With the constant threat of losing our backbone (Railroads) highways like US12 will become more important in the future.

>>> Charles Swift <charless@moscow.com> 09/14/99 09:37AM >>>

At 08:55 AM 9/14/99 -0700, it was suggested: 

>
> The trucks have a better route via I 90 through Mullan Pass and then to 
> the 
> river ports. It's also an Interstate. 
>
> I recommended to one of the State Highway commissioners US 12 be converted 
> into a "Parkway" with trucks banned. He was not very excited about 
> this--obviously captive to the highway and auto industries. 
>
> My comment is to circulate petitions to ban the trucks from Spalding 
> junction to the Highway 93 junction in Montana. Local service trucks 
> only. 


This is a great idea. We were recently up on the Lochsa and it is a beautiful
area but the large number of trucks rolling along the river was annoying.
Perhaps (although I doubt it) some would be more receptive to this with all
the
Lewis & Clark hoopla going on. I can't imagine that towns along that route
benefit that much from the truck traffic. How many of these trucks are bound
for the Port of Lewiston??

Thanks, Charles.         


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       Charles E. Swift 
        Moscow, Idaho
     charless@moscow.com 
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