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INFORMATIONAL <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Memo To :Mayor and Council Members <br />From :Ric Minetor, City Engineer/Director f Public Works <br />Date :February 21, 1990 <br />Subject :Triple Trailer Trucks <br />Don Pauley and I recently met with representatives of the <br />Minnesota Trucking Association. They discussed with us their <br />desire to have the legislature allow triple trailer trucks on the <br />Interstate System in Minnesota. The proposed legislation is an <br />experimental program to allow demonstration of benefits to the <br />trucking industry by the use of triple trailers. <br />Triple trailer combinations <br />in length. There would be <br />size. Triples would only b <br />operation in the Metro are <br />between 10:0o p.m. and 5:30 <br />be designated would be I-35W <br />Drive and Mustang Court. Th <br />County) would have to <br />e <br />e <br />would be allowed to be up to 110 feet <br />numerous restrictions due to their <br />allowed on designated routes and <br />a would be restricted to the hours <br />a.m. In our case, the only roads to <br />Highway 96, Old Highway 8, Mustang <br />local road authority (the City or <br />approve any designation of local roads. <br />I have reviewed the proposed legislation and believe the <br />restrictions are adequate to safeguard our interests. I believe <br />it is appropriate for our City to take a neutral position on this <br />proposed legislation. <br />