Requires DOT and DLPS to implement weigh-in-motion monitoring program

Requires DOT, in coordination with the Department of Law and Public Safety (DLPS), to establish a weigh-in-motion monitoring program to be funded through monies appropriated for the Annual Transportation Capital Program.

The program is required to include the placement and use of weigh-in motion monitoring systems to monitor vehicle weight as vehicles approach certain bridges. To determine locations for the weigh-in motion monitoring systems, the DOT, in consultation with the DLPS, is to consider: (1) the proximity to a bridge whose condition is categorized as poor by the National Bridge Inventory; (2) the condition of a bridge as determined by a structural inspection or any other inspection of the bridge conducted in compliance with State
or federal law; (3) the frequency of recent violations documented on a roadway or in proximity to a bridge; and (4) any other factors determined by the DOT, in consultation with the DLPS, to be appropriate. Each system is required to include a scale, at least one camera to capture vehicle information, signage to indicate modified speed limits as needed, and other equipment as the DOT or DLPS find necessary.

Pending Committee action.

01/13/2026 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.