Sen. Johnson Joins Reps. Wied, Golden in Introducing Bipartisan Safe Routes Act of 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Representatives Tony Wied (R-Wis.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) in introducing the bipartisan Safe Routes Act of 2025 to allow logging trucks to travel on federal interstates for short-haul trips. Currently, loaded logging trucks are forced to travel on non-interstate roads, increasing the risk of accidents as they encounter two-way traffic, intersections, school zones, pedestrians, and driveways. The Safe Routes Act of 2025 would allow trucks hauling forest products at state legal weights to access the interstate for a short distance to avoid these hazards. Research has shown that this would reduce the likelihood of accidents while simultaneously saving time and fuel.
Sens. Johnson and Rep. Weid were joined by Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.).
The full text of the legislation can be found here.
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I am sure that Senator Howdy Doody has calculated the amount of damage these over weight logging trucks will do to our roads a bridges and has accounted for these pay to play amounts in his campaign chest.