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Allegany County staff warn local roads can’t sustain heavy truck traffic from Pennsylvania mine
Summary
County staff and commissioners discussed truck traffic from a Pennsylvania mine using Allegany County roads, possible restrictions, and options including memoranda of understanding, length limits and state enforcement; staff said roads are not built for the volume and urged further coordination with the mine operator.
Allegany County staff told commissioners that heavy truck traffic linked to a mine operating across the state line is damaging local roads and that the county is pursuing options to limit impacts.
County public works staff gave an update saying they have contacted the Bureau of Mines and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection but have not been able to secure cooperation on truck movements. “The roads really just are not built to be able to handle that amount of ... truck…
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