“The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee approved Resolution 707, opposing federal amendments that would increase truck size and weight limits and urging Congress to protect local roads, bridges, and public safety.

The motion was made by Spotsylvania County Supervisor Lori Hayes and seconded by Stafford County Supervisor Deuntay T. Diggs. It carried with one abstention….

The resolution addresses the financial and safety consequences for local infrastructure. Heavier trucks would increase wear on roads and bridges without dedicated federal money to offset the cost. Those impacts would fall on the transportation network serving Stafford County, Spotsylvania County and the City of Fredericksburg—the core localities of the FAMPO region.”

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