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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Oversized trucks get more time to clear burnt timber

Today Governor Sonny Perdue extended a permit that allows oversized trucks to remove burnt timber from southwest Georgia. The trucks are helping 21 counties clear areas burned by wildfires this spring. They are working on smaller state roads that normally have weight limits. They have until September 30th to continue working on those roads. The fires started in April and became the largest wildfires in Georgia’s recorded history consuming half a million acres.

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