(1) Notwithstanding the provision on the addition or deletion of approved routes in section 49-1004 (4), Idaho Code, the authority having jurisdiction may designate routes within its jurisdiction for operation of vehicle combinations with a legal maximum gross weight of at least one hundred five thousand five hundred one (105,501) pounds but not exceeding one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, utilizing criteria established by the board based upon road and bridge structural integrity engineering standards, as well as public safety engineering standards. If the authority having jurisdiction designates routes as provided herein, its governing board shall issue an annual special permit authorizing travel on such designated routes for such travel. Any routes approved by the authority having jurisdiction shall be included in the map provided for in section 49-1004 (4), Idaho Code. (2) For all requests that new routes be designated for travel by vehicle combinations with a maximum gross weight of up to one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, the authority having jurisdiction shall analyze the safety and feasibility of adding such routes. (3) Nothing in this section shall limit the exclusive jurisdiction of a local authority in its discretion to decline to designate, to revoke or modify an existing designation, or to place limits upon the designation of, highways within its jurisdiction that it determines hereunder to have public safety concerns or limited structural capacity of pavement, bridges or other appurtenances. Prior to designating or modifying a designation of a route under this section a local authority shall publish notice and conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed designation.
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