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INFRASTRUCTURES * USA - Heavy trucks escaping road limits
In 10 years, only two citations for I-35W overweight loads were issued in Hennepin CountyMinneapolis,MN,USA -Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), by Dan Browning -September 15, 2007: -- Renegade truckers who pack illegally heavy loads and haulers who don't understand Minnesota's complex truck-weight laws inflict an estimated $30 million a year in damage to state roads, bridges and railroad crossings... Yet state officials who oversee commercial vehicles are ill-equipped to deal with the problem, consultants hired by the state have concluded... Tighter State Patrol budgets, along with legislation allowing heavier loads for some industries, have made it harder than ever to enforce truck size and weight laws. Despite steadily increasing truck traffic, State Patrol overweight citations have dropped 21 percent since 2002... (Photo by Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune - Structural fatigue is one possible cause being investigated in the Aug. 1 collapse of the I-35W bridge. It’s impossible to know how many overweight trucks had gone over the bridge during its lifetime, but only 2 citations for excessive weight were issued on I-35W in Hennepin County in the past 10 years)
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