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03/17/2010
THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD PARTICIPATED IN A LIVELY DISCUSSION TUESDAY ABOUT A MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO PUT WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH OF FAIRMONT THIS SPRING. MN DOT WANTS TO MAKE THAT SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY A 7 TON ROAD INSTEAD OF THE NOW 10 TON LIMIT. THEIR PLAN IS TO PRESERVE THE ROAD BEFORE A PLANNED NEW OVERLAY IN 2012 AND THEY FIGURE THAT DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC WOULD CALL FOR MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION AND NOT A SIMPLE OVERLAY.
MARTIN COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER KEVIN PEYMAN SAYS THAT PLAN WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR TRUCK TRAFFIC COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND ESSENTIALLY CUTS OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY. HE SAID WE HAVE SEEN TRUCK TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROAD 41 AND LAKE AIRES ROAD. PEOPLE IN THE PAST HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD. WITH TRUCKS HAULING FOR TWO ETHANOL PLANTS AND A SOYBEAN CRUSHING PLANT COMMISSIONERS EXPRESS THOUGHTS THAT THE STATE MAY BE IGNORANT OR JUST INDEFFERENT ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THAT THE HIGHWAY 15 OVERLAY SHOULD BE A HIGHER PRIORITY FOR THEM. THE BOARD DIRECTED MR. PEYMANN TO DRAFT A LETTER INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS TO MN DOT ABOUT THE POSTINGS AND HOW TO MAKE THE PROJECT A HIGHER PRIORITY.
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ROD HALVORSEN
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