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Farm equipment on county roads spurs safety proposals and requests for DOT, AG input

2963211 · April 10, 2025
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Public comment on April 9 raised safety concerns about large farm equipment moving on county and state roads, prompting commissioners to discuss possible mitigations including designated pullouts, signage and letters to transportation officials.

Public comment on April 9 raised safety concerns about large farm equipment moving on county and state roads, prompting commissioners to discuss possible mitigations including designated pullouts, signage and letters to city and state transportation officials.

Brock Wells, a Franklin County resident who farms near Basin City, told the board he has observed long strings of large farm machinery that are “virtually impossible to pass” safely on narrow rural roads during planting and…

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