Supervisors approve selected county roads for permitted overweight hauling
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have approved approximately 143 miles of county paving for overweight permitted loads for truckers who buy a year-long permit. Under the state rules, the trucks could carry an additional 12 percent per axle. Submitted photo.
By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have signed off on approved routes for overweight permitting of commercial and farm vehicles.
The overwhelming majority of the loads will be for the hauling of grain and ethanol, to and from farms and elevator depots and ethanol plants, but it could also include the hauling of implements, vehicles and other heavy machinery on trailers.
The permits are good for one year for any approved roads across the state. The cost is $500 per vehicle with $375 returning to the counties for road upkeep.
In addition to the state and federal highways in the county, the Supervisors approved approximately 143 miles of county roads at its Feb. 27 meeting.
Read more about it and see the map in this week's Humboldt Independent.
