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Board approves 10-ton freeze/thaw weight limit ordinance for county roads
Summary
Dubois County Commissioners approved Ordinance 2025-17 establishing a 10-ton gross-load weight limit on county roads during the freeze-thaw season, with a specified exemption for a Jasper segment; the minutes note the motion carried but include an apparent date inconsistency in the ordinance text.
Highway Superintendent Donnie Lueken presented Ordinance 2025-17 requesting a 10-ton gross-load limit on county roads during the freeze-thaw period and the board approved the ordinance by motion.
The ordinance text as read by the board states the 10-ton limit applies from Jan. 15, 2025 through April 15, 2025 and exempts Jasper 3rd Avenue from the Jasper city limits south to S.R. 162. The ordinance prescribes a Class C infraction for violations by reference to I.C. 34-6-2-85 and I.C. 34-28-5-4 and becomes effective upon publication as required by law. The meeting minutes record only that the motion to approve was made, seconded and carried; no roll-call tally is recorded.
Because the board acted on Dec. 15, 2025, the ordinance text appears to contain a year notation that may be typographical; the minutes do not state any clerical correction. The board or county staff should clarify whether the intended freeze-thaw period is Jan. 15–April 15, 2026 or whether the ordinance as written intentionally references 2025.
