Flood emergency provides overweight allowance

Flood emergency provides overweight allowance

An emergency declared due to flooding in portions of Missouri has been extended through May 14. Initially enacted on Monday, April 5, the emergency provided an allowance for heavier-than-normal truckloads of rock, sand and gravel on Missouri highways. Private and for-hire motor carriers assisting with flood relief, levees and other public infrastructure flood repair are allowed to haul up to 10% more than their licensed weight for the duration o…

The measure can be extended for up to 180 days and enables the implementation of plans for economic revival.