La Prairie Safety and Weight Enforcement facility
The station opened in June 2007 after several years of discussion between the state Department of Transportation and local officials. Many township residents and local officials didn’t want prime farmland turned into a slab of concrete topped with idling trucks.
Photo by: Bill Olmsted
Although most trucks get weighed on the roadway, some vehicles are diverted over scales in front of the actual weigh station. Problem trucks can be stopped for further investigation at that point. » Order a reprint of this photo
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