Hughes County adopts temporary 75% weight limits on two county bridges
The Board adopted Resolution No. 2026-14 limiting loads on two bridges to 75% of rated capacity (18 tons single, 30 tons combination) and requested enforcement by the South Dakota Highway Patrol; penalties reference SDCL 32-22-55.
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The Hughes County Board of Commissioners on July 27 adopted Hughes County Resolution No. 2026-14 to protect two county bridges by limiting allowable loads to 75% of each structure's rated capacity when weight-limit signs are posted. The resolution specifies limits as "eighteen (18) tons for a single vehicle and thirty (30) tons for combination vehicles," and it requests that the South Dakota Highway Patrol enforce the posted limits; penalties are to be applied under SDCL 32-22-55.
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