2022 Advocacy Victory

Permit Strategic Planning: Next Steps for UPT2021

With changes in several states automation and harmonization status, the Permit Policy and Transportation Governing Groups convened at SC&RA headquarters for a 1.5 day facilitated strategic planning workshop in August to address forthcoming goals and strategies for the next steps of UPT2021 and Phase III permit harmonization proposals to AASHTO and the regional state  organizations. As part of a continuing permit harmonization initiative for both transportation and crane Association members (permitted loads include both OS/ OW as well as mobile cranes), five individual states have been targeted for prioritized advocacy in 2023: Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Utah and Iowa.