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Committee clears technical questions on SB471 after MDT flags conflict with federal traffic manual
Summary
SB471 sponsor and Department of Transportation staff explained an amendment removing problematic language that would have forced vehicles to stop at amber flashing beacons, which MDT said conflicted with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and would have incurred replacement costs for about 62 devices.
Senator Dave Fern opened discussion on SB471, explaining that an amendment placed on the bill prior to committee essentially resolved the immediate fiscal concerns by removing language that created a new fiscal note. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) appeared as an informational witness to brief the committee on technical issues.
MDT traffic operations engineer Stan Bridal testified that a…
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