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MI SB0843
Bill
AI Summary
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Reduces maximum gross vehicle weight for crib vehicles transporting saw logs from 164,000 pounds to 80,000 pounds on designated highways.
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Establishes 80,000-pound maximum gross vehicle weight limit across all vehicle types under certain conditions, eliminating prior higher limits for specific vehicle configurations.
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Modifies length and weight restrictions for truck tractor and semitrailer combinations used to transport agricultural commodities, construction materials, and specialized cargo.
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Allows agricultural commodity haulers to exceed seasonal weight restrictions on county roads with advance notification to the county road commission (48 hours minimum notice required).
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Exempts public utility vehicles performing emergency and nonemergency work from seasonal weight restrictions on restricted roads upon compliance with permit and notification requirements.
Legislative Description
Traffic control; traffic regulation; gross vehicle weight limits; modify to 80,000 pounds. Amends secs. 719 & 722 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.719 & 257.722).
Traffic control: traffic regulation
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Transportation
2/27/2018