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House members circle bill to extend local road-closure authority to 120 days amid county concerns
Summary
Lawmakers debated Senate Bill 38, which would extend a local road-closure limit from 90 to 120 days to address damage to lightly maintained roads; members raised concerns about whether the change could force counties to open roads normally closed for months. Lawmakers voted to "circle" the bill for further work.
Representative Lockhart introduced Senate Bill 38, explaining it grew out of concerns raised by local highway authorities and a Utah County engineer about damage to lightly maintained and dirt roads when repeated access occurs in wet conditions. Lockhart said the original text removed the existing 90-day limit and that the compromise amendment before the House extends the limit to 120 days.
"The original bill completely took out that, the 90 days and would have allowed them…
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