Montana State Legislature

Senate Joint Resolution No. 26 requests an interim study of transporting oversize loads through Montana. Legislators ranked the study 13th out of the 17 study resolutions in the post-session poll of interim studies. In May 2013, the Legislative Council assigned the study to theRevenue and Transportation Interim Committee.

The committee reviewed and revised a draft study plan at its organizational meeting on June 27.

September 4-5, 2014

• Bill draft to direct MDT to designate preferred oversize routes (LC 9907)
• Draft committee final report

July 16-17, 2014

• Common oversize routes and opportunities and challenges of oversize corridors
• Cost analysis memo for oversize routes
  • Cost analysis spreadsheets
• Decision tool

May 6, 2014

• Legal Opinion: City of Missoula Ordinance on Oversize Loads
• Briefing on Statutory Impediments to Cooperative Funding of Corridor
• Oversize load permit data
• Public Comment:
  • Letter from Missoula Mayor Engen
  • Letter from Missoula City Attorney
  • Letter from Motor Carriers of Montana
  • Letter from Montana Chamber of Commerce
  • Testimony from Nancy Thornton

February 18-19, 2014

• Additional Information on Alberta High Load Corridor
• Comparison of Montana Oversize Fees with Neighboring States -- Department of Transportation
  • Oversize Permits of All States
  • Overweight Permits of Surrounding States
  • Sample Oversize Load Permit Fee in Montana and Surrounding States
• Briefing on MAP-21 Comprehensive Size and Weight Limits Study
• Summary of Testimony Related to the Movement of Oversize Loads

December 4-5, 2013

• Briefing on the Movement of Oversize Loads in Other Jurisdictions
  • Alberta High Load Corridor map
  • Alberta Long Combination Vehicle routes map
  • Minnesota Super-Haul Corridor routes map
• MDT Legal Opinion about Commerce Corridors
• Bay Montana presentation

October 1, 2013

• SJR26 Study of Oversized Loads Background Report
  • Attachment: Full Text of Statutes and Administrative Rules Referenced in Background Report
  • Red Route Restrictions for Travel
  • 32-J Application Form
• Photos of oversize loads: Fort Peck (turning a corner), Fort Peck (straight), Lost Trail, Nickel Brothers, Omega Morgan, over height module, two over height modules

June 27, 2013

• Study Plan -- Adopted June 27, 2013