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Duffy Amendment Would Make Wisconsin Roads Safer

Press Release

Date: June 9, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Business and Consumers Government Budget and Spending

Would Lift I-39 Weight Limit Restriction

During debate on the House's Transportation and Housing & Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill today, U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-07) offered an amendment to allow up to 98,000 pounds for logging trucks on a 12 mile stretch of I-39, between Rib Lake and north of Portage. Currently, trucks are forced to split off of US 51 and take back roads to complete their route to the paper mill causing a safety issue to the drivers and community who utilize these side routes.


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