PETITION TO DENY PERMITS FOR TRANSPORT OF MASSIVELY OVERSIZED EQUIPMENT ON U.S. HIGHWAY 12

"Road too narrow; no way to recover from a "spill" into the river"

"This is an afront to all that Idahoans hold dear: our scenic beauty and natural resources."

"For many people this is only a road. For the many that have traveled this road and seen the beauty it will always be a memory of what Northern Idaho is all about."

"Changing our landscape and destroying way of life in the name of profits for big oil companies is not acceptable."

"There are too many reasons to cite against allowing this behemoth to travel Highway 12, but just from an economic standpoint alone (something that seems to be what often drives stupid decisions like this) it would be a disaster. What is the permit cost? I"

"DENY, DENY DENY The permits for machinery on Highway 12!!!!"

"I've read quite a bit about this issue and I can't believe ITD is planning to issue this permit. IF you go ahead with it--which I DO NOT suupport, there should at least be MUCH greater compensation to the state than the $1,000 per load that the state is l"

"My family travels the corridor for camping and hiking often on weekends and evenings. Both our convenience and protecting the canyons for posterity are important concerns. Please do not permit megaload to travel the Idaho Route 12 corridor."

"From it's inception, this has been a terrible idea and would serve only to benefit oil giants who can well afford to use alternate routes. Wild and scenic rivers along the route will be jeopardized. Additionally, the whole reason for the oil companies wan"

"Otter & IDT are surely bought off by Big Oil, or they'd stop these Highway Destroyers at the publics exspense.... Ya, Otter VOTE 4 ALLRED,"

"The fact that this proposal is even being considered is outrageous. This land is of enormous historic and environmental significance. Please do not allow this to happen."