Michigan’s Heavy Trucks Blamed for Ailing Roads
Critics of Gov. Rick Snyder’s call for more money to fix Michigan’s ailing roads and bridges are pointing to the state’s highway weight limit as the problem.
Chief Operations Officer for the Michigan Department of Transportation Gregory Johnson tells the Free Press that Michigan’s requirement that heavier trucks ride on more axles actually reduces the impact on the state’s roads.
But Johnson says “there is no doubt there is an incremental cost” for building roads designed “for heavier loads.”
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