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Senate committee weighs tighter controls, fees for overweight corridors near Pharr International Bridge
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee considered bills to clarify overweight-corridor authorizations, restrict hazardous-material permits, raise permit fees and require RMAs to shoulder construction and maintenance costs for new connector roads serving the Pharr International Bridge; measures were left pending pending related legislation.
The Senate Committee on Transportation on Thursday considered two related bills that would change how oversized and overweight vehicle permits are authorized and paid for around the Pharr International Bridge and other Hidalgo County corridors.
Senator José Hinojosa, the bill sponsor, told the committee, “Oversized and overweight freight traffic plays a key role in cross border trade in Hidalgo County.” He said the measure would add West Daffin Road and State Highway 365 to the list of roads eligible for special permits and would correct the name of State Highway 365 to the 365 Tollway.
The committee substitute presented during the hearing removed language that would have allowed a small…
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