A new study suggests that increasing the maximum truck weight to 91,000 pounds would put tens of thousands of local bridges at risk and cost as much as $98.6 billion.

The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. In recent years, there have been efforts in Congress to increase the limit to 91,000 pounds.

The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks said that the weight increase would have devastating effects on local bridges across the nation.

A new study from the organization found that an increase would place between 65,157 and 82,457 local bridges at risk. Even more, the study said that replacing those bridges would come with a price tag between $70.6 and $98.6 billion.

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